Heavy Rain, Talbot
- When
- August 20, 3:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Talbot County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Maryland, August 20, 1997
Heavy rain fell across southern areas of the Maryland Eastern Shore as thunderstorms continued to reform and move over the same locations. The rain became heavier as a developing low pressure system intensified over Delaware and Southern New Jersey.
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
- 2
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 PHI wrote it up.
Heavy rain fell across southern areas of the Maryland Eastern Shore as thunderstorms continued to reform and move over the same locations. The rain became heavier as a developing low pressure system intensified over Delaware and Southern New Jersey. Nevertheless storm totals averaged between 3 and 5 inches in Talbot County and 5 to 8 inches across Caroline County. Specific storm totals included 7.7 inches In Denton and 5.0 inches in Federalsburg. In spite of the torrential downpours, the drought conditions that have occurred all summer helped the ground absorb much of the rain. There were no reports of any serious flooding.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Caroline
- When
- August 20, 3:30 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Connecticut, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Utah, August 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flood in New Jersey, August 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, August 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 20, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, August 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 20, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, August 20 to 22, 1997
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, August 1997
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: 5621731, 5621732.