Alert archive / Maryland / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Maryland, 2018
5 red flag warnings in 2018. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 5
- Busiest month
- April5 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- April 30, 20183 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 3:42 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Allegany, Charles, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Washington | 16 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:44 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | PBZ | 11 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:31 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | PHI | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 16 hr |
| Apr 30, 3:32 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | LWX | Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles and 8 more | 16 hr |
| Apr 30, 5:01 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 15 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Allegany County2
- Charles County2
- Howard County2
- Montgomery County2
- Prince George's County2
- Washington County2
- Caroline County1
- Cecil County1
- Kent County1
- Queen Anne's County1
- Talbot County1
- Anne Arundel County1
- Baltimore County1
- Calvert County1
- Carroll County1
- Frederick County1
- Harford County1
- Saint Mary's County1
- City of Baltimore1
- Dorchester County1
- Somerset County1
- Wicomico County1
- Worcester County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.