A cold front moved across the region during the evening of the 14th. Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along this front produced very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, large hail, and winds in excess of 55 MPH.
Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A cold front moved across the region during the evening of the 14th. Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along this front produced very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, large hail, and winds in excess of 55 MPH. Across Baltimore County, heavy rain flooded several roads. In Baltimore, flooding was concentrated between Back River and Middle River where some stranded motorists had to be rescued. A total of 3.00 inches of rain fell in Towson and 1.78 inches fell in Perry Hall. Golfball sized hail fell in Rosedale and Baltimore and pea sized hail fell in Overlea. Several roads were also flooded in Anne Arundel County after up to 6 inches of rain fell. Rainfall totals included 5.98 inches in Edgewater, 2.81 inches in Crofton, 2.40 inches in Annapolis, 2.14 inches in Hillsmere, 1.86 inches in Davidsonville, and 1.67 inches in Owings Beach. In Prince George's County, roads in College Park and Cheverly were closed by high water. Rainfall totals included 2.76 inches at Harry Truman Drive, 2.53 inches at Lake Arbor, 2.29 inches in Landover, and 1.60 inches in Oxon Hill. Marble sized hail fell in Oxon Hill and pea sized hail fell in Suitland. In Montgomery County, a 41 MPH wind gust was recorded at Montgomery College and 10 feet high corn was downed near Germantown. Over an inch of rain fell in 25 minutes in Damascus. In Frederick County, 1.65 inches fell in Frederick. In Washington County, winds in excess of 55 MPH downed trees and power lines in Williamsport. Half dollar sized hail fell in Clear Spring and 3.07 inches of rain was reported in Sharpsburg. In Harford County, a 46 year old man who was walking down a sidewalk in Joppatowne with his cell phone was struck and killed by lightning near a tree. In Darlington, 15 cows taking shelter from the storm under a tree were killed by lightning. Two other cows were killed by a felled tree. A tree was also downed in Havre de Grace. In Fallston, lightning struck a garbage truck and sparked a fire which destroyed the vehicle. Across the northeast portion of the county, hail estimated at the size of a dime damaged $500,000 worth of crops. In Charles County, dime sized hail fell near Bryan's Road. Flooding was reported in Pomfret. Rainfall totals included 2.95 inches in Indian Head, 2.65 inches in La Plata, 2.55 inches in Pomfret, and 1.67 inches in Waldorf. In Calvert County, 1.6 inches fell in Dunkirk, Sunderland, and Huntingtown. In St. Mary's County, a dog tied to a tree in Avenue was killed when lightning struck the tree. Lightning damaged a home in Morganza and a sawmill in Charlotte Hall. Heavy rain flooded several roads across the county and downed a tree. A total of 3.40 inches of rain fell in Tall Timbers.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 lightning, 5 flash flood, 5 heavy rain, 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several roads were flooded and a tree was downed.
A truck was destroyed by a fire started by lightning.
Trees and power lines were downed.
Several roads were flooded.
Several roads were flooded.
Golfball sized hail fell.
Golfball sized hail fell.
Dime sized hail fell.
A man with a cell phone was hit by lightning near a tree while walking down a sidewalk.
Fifteen cows in a field were killed by lightning.
A downed tree killed two cows.
Hail estimated at the sized of a dime damaged crops.
A tree was downed.
Roads in College Park and Route 202 were closed by high water.
Several roads were flooded by up to 6 inches of rain.
Lightning damaged a home.
A dog tied to a tree was killed when lightning struck the tree.
A sawmill was damaged by a lightning strike.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning, Harford | 2000-07-14 | 46 | Male | Under Tree | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, July 2000
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: 5163917, 5163918, 5163919, 5163913, 5163914, 5163920, 5163921, 5163922, 5163923, 5163924, 5163972, 5163973, 5163974, 5163908, 5163909, 5163910, 5163916, 5163911, 5163912, 5163915, 5164273, 5164274, 5164275.