Maryland, 2024Flash Flooding in Maryland, July 18, 2024
July 18, 2024 · NWS AKQ · 4 events in 1 county or zone
Scattered thunderstorms along a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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Scattered thunderstorms along a frontal boundary produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
What forecasters said that day
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 18, 8:10 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 8:10 AM EST, 3 hours 24 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 18, 6:55 AM EST, 4 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Worcester
- When
- July 18, 11:34 AM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, 1.29 mi WNW of West Ocean City to 0.98 mi NW of West Ocean City
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.340, -75.120
Flash flooding or high water was reported on several roads in West Ocean City.
Flash Flood, Worcester
- When
- July 18, 11:35 AM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, 0.54 mi E of West Ocean City to 0.55 mi W of Ocean City
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -75.090
High water was reported over South 2nd Street with one vehicle stuck in the water.
Flash Flood, Worcester
- When
- July 18, 11:36 AM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, 0.54 mi E of West Ocean City to 0.53 mi W of Ocean City
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 38.330, -75.090
Flooded road was reported near Ocean City Inlet.
Flash Flood, Worcester
- When
- July 18, 12:03 PM EST to 2:20 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, 1.38 mi N of Ocean City
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.350, -75.080
Street flooding was reported with a street closed. Vehicles were stranded.
- 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.
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Florida, July 18 to 21, 20241 death · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 18, 2024$91,000 · 1.5 in hail · 14 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 18, 2024$46,000 · 50 kt wind · 26 events
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 18, 2024$50,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, July 18, 2024$11,000 · 56 kt wind · 15 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 18 to 19, 20249 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 18, 2024$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 8 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Idaho, July 18 to 24, 20246 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 18, 202450 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 18, 202450 kt wind · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 18, 202456 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, July 18, 20244 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: 1204700, 1204702, 1204704, 1204706.