Flood Warning (8/18/24, 8/19/24)

 
Note: The Flood Warning has been canceled for the DC region. The most recent warning issuance before the cancellation is below.
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A Flood Warning is in effect Sunday, August 18 to 5:15 am Monday, August 19, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.

MARYLAND: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Howard.

‍Excerpted from the National Weather Service:

…FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT MONDAY…

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Portions of central and northern Maryland, including the following counties, in central Maryland, Anne Arundel and Howard. In northern Maryland, Baltimore and Baltimore City.

* WHEN…Until 515 AM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is occurring. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 1111 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Baltimore… Columbia…
Pikesville… Elkridge…
Historic Ellicott City… Glen Burnie…
Ellicott City… Towson…
Catonsville… Woodlawn…
Milford Mill… Lochearn…
Arbutus… Ferndale…
Brooklyn Park… Pumphrey…
Ilchester… Linthicum…
Lansdowne…
– The Patapsco River at Elkridge may exceed minor flood stage shortly.
– Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information.

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.