Maryland, 2023Flash Flooding in Maryland, July 25, 2023
July 25, 2023 · NWS LWX · 4 events in 1 county or zone
A weak cold front passed through, but with plenty of moisture and weaker flow aloft, some slow moving storms produced instances of flooding and flash flooding around Baltimore County.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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A weak cold front passed through, but with plenty of moisture and weaker flow aloft, some slow moving storms produced instances of flooding and flash flooding around Baltimore County.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 25, 9:30 AM EST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 25, 9:30 AM EST, 3 hours before
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</html>Flash Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 25, 12:30 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 0.13 mi NNW of Edgemere to 0.13 mi N of Edgemere
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.232, -76.451
At least 6 inches of water was flowing across the 2300 block o Ruth Avenue, with cars unable to drive on the roadway.
Flash Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 25, 12:47 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 0.64 mi S of Lynch Pt to 0.66 mi S of Lynch Pt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.221, -76.432
North Point Road was closed to due to water flowing over the road near Wood Avenue.
Flash Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 25, 12:48 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 0.51 mi ENE of Edgemere to 0.48 mi ENE of Edgemere
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.233, -76.442
Lodge Forest Road near North Point Road was closed due to flowing water.
Flash Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 25, 12:49 PM EST to 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 0.16 mi NE of Edgemere to 0.14 mi ENE of Edgemere
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.231, -76.448
Ruth avenue was closed near Sparrows Point Road due to flowing water.
- 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.
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2023$5.3 million · EF0 · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 25, 2023$280,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 25 to 30, 202384 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25, 2023$32,000 · 1 in hail · 19 events
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 25, 2023$75,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 25, 2023$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events
- Wildfire in Colorado, July 25 to 26, 2023$50,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 25, 2023$41,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, July 25 to 28, 202324 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 25, 2023$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 25, 2023$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 20 events
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, July 25, 202317 events
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: 1105417, 1105418, 1105419, 1105420.