Maryland, 2023Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maryland, July 3 to 4, 2023
July 3 to 4, 2023 · NWS LWX · 7 events in 3 counties and zones
Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a weak boundary. A few areas received multiple rounds of storms, resulting in isolated instances of flash flooding and flooding.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a weak boundary. A few areas received multiple rounds of storms, resulting in isolated instances of flash flooding and flooding.
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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 3, 8:15 PM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
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</html>Flash Flood, Harford
- When
- July 3, 10:28 PM EST to July 4, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harford County, 0.41 mi NW of Joppa to 0.45 mi WNW of Joppa
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.435, -76.374
A swift water rescue was needed between Route 40 and Route 7. Three cars were stranded with water flowing across the road 6 to 12 inches deep.
Flood, Harford
- When
- July 3, 10:31 PM EST to July 4, 12:31 AM EST
- Where
- Harford County, 0.44 mi NNW of Joppa to 0.64 mi WNW of Joppa
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.436, -76.373
I-95 was partially closed northbound due to standing water between mile markers 72 and 75.
Flood, Harford
- When
- July 3, 10:33 PM EST to July 4, 12:33 AM EST
- Where
- Harford County, 0.99 mi SSW of Van Bibber to 1.07 mi SSW of Van Bibber
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.437, -76.307
Edgewood Road was closed at Route 40 due to high water.
Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 3, 10:50 PM EST to 11:05 PM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 0.31 mi ESE of White Marsh to 0.29 mi ESE of White Marsh
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 39.378, -76.425
The water level rose above 6 feet along the HoneyGo Run in White Marsh. At 6 feet, water begins to flow behind a business on Ebenezer Road.
Flash Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 3, 10:55 PM EST to 11:40 PM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 1.61 mi W of White Marsh to 1.44 mi W of White Marsh
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 39.376, -76.460
The water level along White Marsh Run at White Marsh rose rapidly above the flood stage of 11 feet, cresting at 12.44 feet at 11:20 PM EST. Water covered the parking lots near the stream, particularly near the Town Center Court. Water was likely flowing and about 1 to 2 feet deep.
Flash Flood, Baltimore
- When
- July 3, 11:30 PM EST to July 4, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Baltimore County, 1.14 mi SE of Perry Hall to 1.16 mi SE of Perry Hall
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.407, -76.457
Two cars were stuck in a flooded roadway near the 9100 Block of Snyder Lane.
Flood, Cecil
- When
- July 4, 12:50 AM EST to 1:40 AM EST
- Where
- Cecil County, 2.42 mi NNE of Cecilton to 1.42 mi E of Cecilton
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 39.434, -75.869
Grove Neck Road near Crystal Beach Road closed due to standing water. Pinewood Road closed near Cabin John Creek due to high 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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1098447, 1098448, 1098449, 1098450, 1098451, 1098452, 1098466.