Flash Flood Warning (9/22/24)

 
Note: The Flash Flood Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
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A Flash Flood Warning is in effect to 5:30 am Sunday, September 22, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

MARYLAND: north central Anne Arundel, southwestern Baltimore, Baltimore City.

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for…
North Central Anne Arundel County in central Maryland…
Southwestern Baltimore County in northern Maryland…
Baltimore City in northern Maryland…

* Until 530 AM EDT.

* At 217 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.

IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include…
Baltimore… Pikesville…
Middle River… Glen Burnie…
Ellicott City… Dundalk…
Towson… Catonsville…
Essex… Woodlawn…
Randallstown… Parkville…
Owings Mills… Carney…
Milford Mill… Perry Hall…
Lochearn… Pasadena…
Arbutus… Rosedale…

This includes the following Flood Prone Roads…
Smith Avenue at Jones Falls, Clipper Mill Road near the Falls Road Overpass, Stevenson Road at Jones Falls near Hillside Road, Falls Road near Hillside Road at Jones Falls, Ruxton Road near Circle Road at Roland Run, Falls Road at Jones Falls near Old Court Road, North Point Boulevard near Kane Street, Pulaski Highway at Herring Run, Seminary Ave at Roland Run near Riderwood Drive, Gwynn Oak Avenue at
Gwynns Falls, Dogwood Road near Featherbed Lane, Dogwood Road at Dead Run near Kernan Drive, Patapsco Avenue near The Baltimore City Limits, Sollers Road and Chestnut Street, Deanwood Road near Debonair Court, Security Boulevard near Dead Run Near I-70 and Seminary Avenue at Deep Run near Mays Chapel Rd.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.