Flash Flood, Prince George'S
- When
- July 19, 3:45 PM EST to 3:55 PM EST
- Where
- Prince George'S County, 2 mi S of Suitland
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Maryland, July 19, 1996
Torrential rains estimated at 2 inches per hour caused the rapid onset of flash flooding along the Capital Beltway near Camp Springs. Two lanes were closed due to high standing water which was up to guardrail height in some spots.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Torrential rains estimated at 2 inches per hour caused the rapid onset of flash flooding along the Capital Beltway near Camp Springs. Two lanes were closed due to high standing water which was up to guardrail height in some spots.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:44 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5568229.