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| event_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,254,517 |
| episode_id | 1,118,108 |
| begin_utc | 2001-06-07T07:30:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2001-06-07T09:30:00+00:00 |
| state | MARYLAND |
| cz_type | C |
| cz_name | HOWARD |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | TRAINED SPOTTER |
| episode_narrative | An area of showers and thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall moved across western and central Maryland during the early morning hours of the 7th. The heaviest rain fell across western Allegany County where flash flooding was reported. The hardest hit area included Westernport, McCoole, Barton, and Rawlings. Streets and low lying areas became makeshift rivers as creeks overflowed their banks. Four homes received major damage and more than 40 basements were flooded. Flooded or damaged roads included Route 220 (McMullen Highway), Llewelyn Avenue, Tri-Towns Plaza Road, and George's Creek Road. A rock slide was reported on Route 135 in Westernport. The following streets in Westernport were damaged by flooding: Lincoln, Main, Central, McKinley, Wood, Poplar, Stoney Run, Potomac Hollow, Walnut, and Hickory. Several bridges leading to private property from McMullen Highway were washed out or damaged. Yard flooding, minor exterior damaged, or erosion was reported on properties along the following roads: Biddle Drive, McMullen Highway, Ketterman Lane, Abbey Lane, Red Rock Lane, McKinley Street, Gordon Street, Wood Street, Church Street, Greene Street, Creekside Drive, Mill Run Road, New George's Creek Road, Mt. Spring Road, and Donna Street. George's Creek near Westernport rose above the flood stage of 8.0 feet at 3:45 AM EDT, crested at 9.19 feet at 4:45 AM, and dropped below food stage by 600 AM. Rainfall totals included 4.9 inches at George's Creek near Westernport, 4.1 inches at McCoole Pumping Station, 3.2 inches at Biers Lane and Savage River Dam, 2.6 inches at the Oldtown Treatment Plant, 2.37 inches in Frostburg, and 2.3 inches at Wrights Crossing Pump Station. In Washington County, rainfall totals included 3.41 inches in Knoxville and 2.63 inches in Sharpsburg. In Montgomery County, rainfall totals included 2.64 inches in Olney, 2.56 inches in Washington Grove, 2.42 inches in Gaithersburg, 2.22 inches in Potomac, 2.15 inches in Rockville, and 2.12 inches in Damascus. A spotter in Chevy Chase recorded nearly one half inch of rain in 5 minutes. The deluge caused Seneca Creek at Dawsonville to overflow its banks between 715 AM and 700 PM EDT. Bankful stage is 7.5 feet and the river crested at 7.95 feet around 9 AM. In Howard County, 2.60 inches was reported in Laurel and 2.20 inches fell in Columbia. In Anne Arundel County, heavy rain flooded Brock Bridge Road near Laurel, Fontron Drive in Selby on the Bay, King George Street in Annapolis, and Defense Highway near Parole. Rainfall totals included 2.16 inches at Davidsonville, 2.10 inches in Annapolis, and 1.76 inches at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In Prince George's County, minor flooding was reported in Seat Pleasant and on Martin Luther King Highway. Rainfall totals include 2.22 inches in South Bowie and 2.00 inches in Greenbelt. |
| year | 2,001 |
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