Heavy Rain, Caroline
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM EST to March 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Maryland, March 8 to 9, 1998
Rain overspread the Maryland Eastern Shore during the late morning on the 8th preceding a low pressure system's warm front. The heaviest rain fell during the afternoon on the 8th with another burst of heavy rain before it ended the morning of the 9th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Rain overspread the Maryland Eastern Shore during the late morning on the 8th preceding a low pressure system's warm front. The heaviest rain fell during the afternoon on the 8th with another burst of heavy rain before it ended the morning of the 9th. Storm totals averaged between 1.5 and 2.0 inches. This caused some poor drainage flooding, but was not heavy enough to push any major streams or rivers over bankfull. Storm precipitation totals included 2.00 inches in Salisbury, 1.75 inches in Conowingo, 1.70 inches at the Baltimore International Airport and 1.50 inches in Federalsburg.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Cecil
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM EST to March 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cecil County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.562, -75.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Kent
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM EST to March 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -76.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Queen Anne'S
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM EST to March 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Queen Anne'S County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 39.038, -76.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Talbot
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM EST to March 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Talbot County, Countywide
- Coordinates
- 38.749, -76.179 (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
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1998
- Flooding in Alabama, March 8 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 8 to 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 14, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, March 1998
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: 5636670, 5636671, 5636672, 5636673, 5636674.