Maryland, 2024

Flash Flooding in Maryland, July 22, 2024

July 22, 2024 · NWS LWX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

Heavy showers and thunderstorms ahead of a cold front led to flash flooding for portions of Washington County in Maryland.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 LWX wrote it up.

Heavy showers and thunderstorms ahead of a cold front led to flash flooding for portions of Washington County in Maryland.

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 22, 8:26 PM EST, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 8:26 PM EST, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 2:18 PM EST, 6 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
318 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024

ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-
VAZ053>057-527-231930-
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD-
Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD-
Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA-
Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD-
Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD-
Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA-
Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor-
Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay-
Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River-
Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD-
Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth
Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore-
Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-
Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-
Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-
Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George-
Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park-
318 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the
Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through
central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms move across the area
through tonight. Heavy rainfall could result in scattered
instances of flooding, mainly in the urban centers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A few instances of flash flooding are possible, especially over
the Baltimore/Washington DC metro areas and in areas that see
repetitive rounds of slow-moving thunderstorms through Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508-
526-WVZ050>053-055-231930-
Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore-
Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta-
Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson-
Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper-
Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun-
Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge-
Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire-
Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy-
318 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West
Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western
Maryland.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms move across the area
through tonight. Heavy rainfall could result in scattered
instances of flooding, mainly in the urban centers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A few instances of flash flooding are possible over areas that
see repetitive rounds of slow-moving thunderstorms through
Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MDZ001-501-502-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-231930-
Garrett-Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany-
Western Highland-Eastern Highland-Western Grant-Eastern Grant-
Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral-Western Pendleton-
Eastern Pendleton-
318 PM EDT Mon Jul 22 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front
counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland
County Virginia.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms move across the area
through tonight. Heavy rainfall could result in isolated
instances of flooding, mainly in urban town and city centers.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

A few instances of flash flooding are possible over areas that
see repetitive rounds of slow-moving thunderstorms through
Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 22, 8:33 PM EST, 1 minute before
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The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:36 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Washington

When
July 22, 8:34 PM EST to 8:45 PM EST
Where
Washington County, 0.5 mi ESE of Broadfording to 0.71 mi ESE of Broadfording
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.676, -77.792

Greencastle Pike near Pinehill Drive had high water flowing over the roadway.

Flash Flood, Washington

When
July 22, 8:38 PM EST to 8:45 PM EST
Where
Washington County, 1.02 mi SE of Cearfoss to 1.03 mi NW of Maugansville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.690, -77.766

Garden View Road near Troupe Run was closed due to high flowing water over the road.

Flash Flood, Washington

When
July 22, 8:57 PM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where
Washington County, 1.21 mi SW of Maugansville to 1.27 mi SW of Maugansville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
39.669, -77.767

Broadfording Road was closed near McDade Road due to high water flowing across the highway.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1185298, 1185299, 1185300.