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Maryland Flood Stories

1,019 first-hand accounts of flood events in Maryland, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flood

Baltimore City (c), MD · Jul 30, 1998

An isolated rotating thunderstorm moved out of the eastern West Virginia panhandle and into north central Maryland, producing some wind damage during the evening.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Baltimore, MD · Sep 8, 1996

Downpours associated with slow-moving thunderstorms dumped an estimated 6 inches of rain in less than 4 hours, causing substantial flash flooding along interstate 95 in southeastern Baltimore and Harford Counties.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, MD · Jul 19, 2025

An unstable atmosphere along with plenty of moisture led to the development of showers and thunderstorms. The thunderstorms were slow moving, and trained over the same areas in spots resulting in flash flooding.

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Coastal Flood

Dorchester, MD · Aug 9, 2024

The combination of high pressure centered well off the East Coast and Tropical Cyclone Debby tracking northward across western North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania from Thursday, August 8th through Friday, August 9th, resulted in very strong southeast or south winds which…

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Washington, MD · Sep 10, 1997

A thin band of thunderstorms, laden with tropical moisture, dumped between 5 and 8 inches of rain in a small area of southern Washington Co. Though no fatalities or injuries were reported, dozens of local roads were closed in the area and a few mud slides were noted.

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Coastal Flood

Dorchester, MD · Sep 23, 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th.

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Coastal Flood

Somerset, MD · Sep 23, 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th.

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Coastal Flood

Dorchester, MD · Sep 23, 2023

Tropical Storm Ophelia tracked northward across east central North Carolina and up through central Virginia from early Saturday morning, September 23rd into early Sunday morning, September 24th.

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Flash Flood

Baltimore, MD · Jun 30, 2025

A boundary stalled across northeast Maryland and interacted with the Chesapeake Bay breeze to result in a nearly stationary thunderstorm across Baltimore and Harford counties for much of the late afternoon and evening.

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Flash Flood

Harford, MD · Jun 30, 2025

A boundary stalled across northeast Maryland and interacted with the Chesapeake Bay breeze to result in a nearly stationary thunderstorm across Baltimore and Harford counties for much of the late afternoon and evening.

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