Maryland, 2000

Flash Flood in Maryland, February 18 to 19, 2000

February 18 to 19, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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.

The radar

The Pittsburgh radar (KPBZ), 137 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Garrett

When
February 18, 4:00 PM EST to February 19, 9:00 PM EST
Where
Garrett County, Countywide
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.529, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains produced road flooding across much of the county. In the Oakland area, water up to one foot deep was reported on some roads.

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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5133585.