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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,480,121 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,201,493 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2005-10-08T01:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2005-10-08T22:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MARYLAND |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | TALBOT |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | The combination of a very slow moving cold front and copious moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Tammy produced very heavy rain across the Maryland Eastern Shore from the late evening on the 7th into the afternoon of the 8th. Doppler Radar storm total estimates averaged between three and six inches with the highest amounts in Caroline and Cecil Counties. This caused widespread poor drainage and field flooding, but did not cause any significant flooding along the creeks and rivers. The heavy rain caused pumpkins to rot, peppers and tomatoes to burst and delayed the harvesting of soybeans and corn. Storm totals included (all from Caroline County) 4.40 inces in Federalsburg, 3.38 inches in Ridgely and 2.58 inches in Denton. This heavy rain helped propel the state of Maryland to its second wettest October on record since 1895. The monthly statewide average precipitation total of 7.97 inches was 4.59 inches wetter than normal and only 1976 (8.05 inches) was wetter. The cold front moved from near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at 8 p.m. EDT on the 7th, to the Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania at 2 a.m. EDT on the 8th, to the Poconos and Berks County in Pennsylvania and just west of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland at 8 a.m. EDT on the 8th. The cold front stalled as waves of low pressure road northeast along it. At 2 p.m. EDT on the 8th, the cold front just edged into northwestern New Jersey and the Philadelphia northwest suburbs and was still west of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. At 8 p.m. EDT that evening the cold front barely moved into the Philadelphia New Jersey suburbs and the Delmarva Peninsula. The cold front and waves of low pressure cleared the Delaware and New Jersey coasts between Midnight EDT and 2 a.m. EDT on the 9th. The slow movement and stalling coupled with an unstable air mass and tropical moisture associated with Tammy helped enhance the torrential downpours. The flooding would have been even worse if not for the unseasonably dry weather that preceded this event from the middle of August. |
| Yearyear | 2,005 |
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