Significant Flooding Near D.C. and Baltimore, Turns Airport Parking Lot into a Pond
Photo Credit: Jonah Heinl/S&S Storm Chasing Team/Facebook
Flash flooding swamped parts of D.C. and Baltimore on Monday and WeatherNation’s Vipir radar indicates that as much as 6″ of rain fell in a short amount of time just to the east of Baltimore. Locally heavier amounts, over 8″, have been reported as well. A bit further south, along the northern arch of the Capital Beltway, as much as 3″ of rain near the town of Silver Spring.
So much rain has fallen, in parts of the Baltimore Metro, that the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. has issued a seldom used “flash flood emergency” for northern Arundel County. Flash flood warnings are active until 8:15 p.m., Tuesday evening, for Arundel County.
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The weather instrumentation at Baltimore Washington International Airport shows 6.26″ of rain, as of 6:15 p.m. EDT, on Tuesday. Photos out of the BWI area show people that left their vehicles parked in one oif the airport’s lots may come back to soggy seats.
BREAKING>>> FLOODING @BWI_Airport VIA Trey Palmisano pic.twitter.com/wAATBKxOD6
— Mike Masco (@MascoFromABC2) August 12, 2014
Unfortunately more rain — up to an inch — is expected through the overnight hours. That additional rain will only act to exacerbate ongoing flooding. Residents north of the Beltway, up to Baltimore and points eastward should remain weather aware through the night.
Some of the images coming in on social media show flooded out roads, swamped airport parking lots and people doing things they shouldn’t, like driving through rushing water.
If you see water across a road, don’t drive through it. One foot of fast-moving water can push a car downstream.
Are you in the area? If it’s safe send us your flooding pictures on Twitter or Facebook.
Meteorologist Alan Raymond
Two inches in Laurel already, and we are flooding at Bowie Rd and Lafayette and Bowie Rd at Irving St. @LaurelPD pic.twitter.com/EJgYRn6Nxz
— Audrey Barnes (@LaurelPIO) August 12, 2014
Crews are helping motorists stuck in flooding in Md. @FitzFox5DC has more in Laurel http://t.co/SY1z6JejQb pic.twitter.com/2ISGwRhAsC
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5newsdc) August 12, 2014
Getting ready for a liveshot on the flooding. See @H2dcphotog in the distance? Thank you Duck Boots @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/8Oq1hTZruk
— Adam Tuss (@AdamTuss) August 12, 2014
#AACoFD Engine 5 (Waugh Chapel) operating in the area of the BWI Long Term Parking Lots; heavy rain continues pic.twitter.com/oHv3fVoJ1R
— Russ Davies (@AACountyFirePIO) August 12, 2014
Heavy flooding in southern Baltimore, cars attempting to drive through, via @blueagavebalto pic.twitter.com/kBLz5LcolK
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) August 12, 2014
Here’s hoping the flooding on Sligo Creek Parkway starts easing up soon! pic.twitter.com/wATG01H3QG
— Booth-o-Rama Crew (@boothorama) August 12, 2014
Um, that's a ton of water flooding King George St just before the bridge #annapolis @capgaznews pic.twitter.com/KxjflwGOqX
— olivia (@homiegcheesefry) August 12, 2014
Montgomery Co. Fire: 8 water rescues within an hour as Sligo and Rock creeks rose in flash #flooding. pic.twitter.com/7MqfPS2rAp
— Megan Cloherty (@ClohertyWTOP) August 12, 2014
Via @mcfrsPIO: Flooding on Beach Drive east of Connecticut Avenue http://t.co/mbVoQS2RYW pic.twitter.com/YQcYANrki3
— Bethesda News (@BethesdaNow) August 12, 2014