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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, MD · Nov 24, 2018

A negatively tilted trough approached the area on the 24th as surface low pressure tracked up toward the Great Lakes and secondary low pressure formed along the Carolina Coast.

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Flood

Harford, MD · Nov 24, 2018

A negatively tilted trough approached the area on the 24th as surface low pressure tracked up toward the Great Lakes and secondary low pressure formed along the Carolina Coast.

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Flood

Garrett, MD · Sep 27, 2018

An upper level trough moved across the Upper Ohio river valley; there was broad areas of rainfall associated with this system. A flood watch was covered in Tucker, Garrett, and Eastern Preston County due to recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground.

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Flood

Garrett, MD · Sep 27, 2018

An upper level trough moved across the Upper Ohio river valley; there was broad areas of rainfall associated with this system. A flood watch was covered in Tucker, Garrett, and Eastern Preston County due to recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground.

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Flood

Garrett, MD · Sep 27, 2018

An upper level trough moved across the Upper Ohio river valley; there was broad areas of rainfall associated with this system. A flood watch was covered in Tucker, Garrett, and Eastern Preston County due to recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground.

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Flood

Garrett, MD · Sep 27, 2018

An upper level trough moved across the Upper Ohio river valley; there was broad areas of rainfall associated with this system. A flood watch was covered in Tucker, Garrett, and Eastern Preston County due to recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground.

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Coastal Flood

Dorchester, MD · Oct 10, 2021

The combination of King Tides and high pressure over the Canadian Maritimes and low pressure just off the North Carolina coast, produced east northeast winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore adjacent to…

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Coastal Flood

Queen Annes, MD · Oct 29, 2021

Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.

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Coastal Flood

Caroline, MD · Oct 29, 2021

Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.

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Coastal Flood

Talbot, MD · Oct 29, 2021

Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.

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Coastal Flood

Kent, MD · Oct 29, 2021

Strong high pressure located in eastern Canada and slow moving low pressure approaching from the southeastern states resulted in a prolonged onshore flow along the Middle Atlantic coast.

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Coastal Flood

Dorchester, MD · Aug 4, 2020

The center of Tropical Storm Isaias tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from late Monday night, August 3rd through Tuesday morning, August 4th.

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Coastal Flood

Somerset, MD · Aug 4, 2020

The center of Tropical Storm Isaias tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from late Monday night, August 3rd through Tuesday morning, August 4th.

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Coastal Flood

Anne Arundel, MD · Oct 28, 2021

A strong pressure gradient between low pressure over the Ohio Valley and strong high pressure over Quebec, CA resulted in a strong southeast onshore flow that brought the highest water levels to the Chesapeake Bay region and Tidal Potomac River since Tropical Storm Isabel in…

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Coastal Flood

Southeast Harford, MD · Oct 30, 2021

A strong pressure gradient between low pressure over the Ohio Valley and strong high pressure over Quebec, CA resulted in a strong southeast onshore flow that brought the highest water levels to the Chesapeake Bay region and Tidal Potomac River since Tropical Storm Isabel in…

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Coastal Flood

St. Mary's, MD · Oct 28, 2021

A strong pressure gradient between low pressure over the Ohio Valley and strong high pressure over Quebec, CA resulted in a strong southeast onshore flow that brought the highest water levels to the Chesapeake Bay region and Tidal Potomac River since Tropical Storm Isabel in…

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Coastal Flood

Calvert, MD · Oct 29, 2021

A strong pressure gradient between low pressure over the Ohio Valley and strong high pressure over Quebec, CA resulted in a strong southeast onshore flow that brought the highest water levels to the Chesapeake Bay region and Tidal Potomac River since Tropical Storm Isabel in…

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Flash Flood

Baltimore, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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Flash Flood

Baltimore, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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Flood

Baltimore, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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Flood

Montgomery, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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Flood

Prince George's, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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Flood

Prince George's, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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Flood

Baltimore, MD · Aug 6, 2019

A weak upper-level trough remained overhead and there was also a surface trough around the area. A light southerly flow ahead of the boundary caused dewpoints to reach the 70s.

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