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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.

Flash Flood$10K damage

Baltimore, MD · Jun 1, 2006

A trough of low pressure was draped across the Mid Atlantic on June 1. This feature combined with high moisture content and instability in the atmosphere to promote scattered strong to severe thunderstorms.

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Coastal Flood

Dorchester, MD · Oct 11, 2019

The combination of low pressure sitting off the New Jersey coast and strong high pressure over southeast Canada resulted in persistent north or northeast winds over the Chesapeake Bay.

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Coastal Flood

Somerset, MD · Oct 11, 2019

The combination of low pressure sitting off the New Jersey coast and strong high pressure over southeast Canada resulted in persistent north or northeast winds over the Chesapeake Bay.

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Flash Flood

Garrett, MD · Jun 29, 2019

An unstable environment, plus residual outflow boundaries from previous convection, helped to expand thunderstorm coverage during the evening of the 29th and into the early morning hours of the 30th ahead of a sagging cold front.

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Flash Flood

Garrett, MD · Jun 30, 2019

An unstable environment, plus residual outflow boundaries from previous convection, helped to expand thunderstorm coverage during the evening of the 29th and into the early morning hours of the 30th ahead of a sagging cold front.

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Flash Flood

Garrett, MD · Jun 30, 2019

An unstable environment, plus residual outflow boundaries from previous convection, helped to expand thunderstorm coverage during the evening of the 29th and into the early morning hours of the 30th ahead of a sagging cold front.

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Flood$25K damage

Garrett, MD · May 4, 2009

Low pressure moving slowly across West Virginia produced widespread heavy rain and flooding across northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and western Pennsylvania.

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Flash Flood

Cecil, MD · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme northeast Maryland from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Queen Anne's, MD · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme northeast Maryland from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood

Queen Anne's, MD · Aug 7, 2020

An impulse riding along a west to east boundary stalled near the Mason-Dixon line produced severe thunderstorms and heavy rain across sections of extreme northeast Maryland from late afternoon through the evening hours on August 7th.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Frederick, MD · Jun 17, 1996

Intense thunderstorms dumped an estimated 2 1/2 inches of rain in about two hours onto rather saturated soil in southern Frederick Co, flooding some areas. In the city of Frederick, portions of the town center were flooded.

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Flood

Frederick, MD · Dec 25, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Frederick, MD · Dec 25, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Howard, MD · Dec 25, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Carroll, MD · Dec 24, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Baltimore, MD · Dec 25, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Howard, MD · Dec 25, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Montgomery, MD · Dec 26, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Washington, MD · Dec 25, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flood

Cecil, MD · Dec 26, 2020

A strong cold front pushed through the area during the evening Dec 24th. An area of low pressure formed along this front and slid across the region. This brought some heavy showers to the region, and even a few isolated thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Harford, MD · Jun 2, 2006

A cold front, along with an area of low pressure, moved across Central and Eastern Maryland late on June 2. The weather system brought moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and spread locally heavy rains across the area.

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Flash Flood

Washington, MD · May 15, 2018

A cold front slowly sagged southward through Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, causing a widespread 1-3 inches of rain across North Central and Northeast Maryland.

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Flash Flood

Washington, MD · May 15, 2018

A cold front slowly sagged southward through Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, causing a widespread 1-3 inches of rain across North Central and Northeast Maryland.

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Flash Flood

Frederick, MD · May 15, 2018

A cold front slowly sagged southward through Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours of May 15th. A line of storms spread ahead of this front, causing a widespread 1-3 inches of rain across North Central and Northeast Maryland.

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