Flash Flood, Talbot
- When
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Talbot County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in Maryland, July 15, 2000
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused poor drainage flooding as well as flooding of streams in Talbot County and also in western Caroline County. Doppler Radar Storm total estimates reached between 3 and 4 inches around the perimeter of Talbot County as well as western Caroline County.
Where it happened
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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.
Thunderstorms with torrential downpours caused poor drainage flooding as well as flooding of streams in Talbot County and also in western Caroline County. Doppler Radar Storm total estimates reached between 3 and 4 inches around the perimeter of Talbot County as well as western Caroline County. Many roads in Saint Michael's (Talbot County) were flooded. Storm totals included 3.50 inches in Royal Oak (Talbot County) and 2.7 inches in Federalsburg (Caroline County).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Caroline
- When
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, West Portion
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
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- Flash Flood in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 15, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 15, 2000
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 15, 2000
More
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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: 5163222, 5163223.