A southerly flow caused hot and humid conditions.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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 southerly flow caused hot and humid conditions.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat indices were in the mid 90s. The Maryland Department of Health reported 2 fatalities due to the heat during the week of July 17th through July 23rd.
Heat indices were in the mid 90s. The Maryland Department of Health reported 1 fatality due to the heat during the week of July 17th through July 23rd.
Heat indices were in the mid 90s. The Maryland Department of Health reported 1 fatality due to the heat during the week of July 17th through July 23rd.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat, Anne Arundel | 2018-07-17 | Male | Unknown | Direct | |
| Heat, Anne Arundel | 2018-07-17 | Male | Unknown | Direct | |
| Heat, Prince Georges | 2018-07-17 | Female | Unknown | Direct | |
| Heat, Southeast Harford | 2018-07-17 | Male | Unknown | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, July 2018
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: 772382, 772383, 772384.