Flash Flood, Allegany
- When
- June 11, 4:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany County, W Portion
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.622, -78.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Maryland, June 11, 1996
A continued feed of tropical moisture, combined with a stationary upper-level trough, produced scattered torrential-rain producing thunderstorms across the Potomac Highlands. One of these storms ravaged western Allegany Co, flooding roads in and near Frostburg and Cumberland.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
A continued feed of tropical moisture, combined with a stationary upper-level trough, produced scattered torrential-rain producing thunderstorms across the Potomac Highlands. One of these storms ravaged western Allegany Co, flooding roads in and near Frostburg and Cumberland. Substantial damage was reported in Mt. Savage, where mud slides closed roads and runoff from higher terrain flooded several homes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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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- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Alabama, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Hail in Texas, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 11, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 11, 1996
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, June 1996
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5560595.