Flash Flood — Baltimore, Maryland

2025-07-13 · near Woodlawn, Baltimore, Maryland

Event narrative

The I-695 outer loop at Exit 16A closed due to 2 to 3 feet of standing water. Water also reported to be blocking several lanes on I-695 and I-70 nearby.

Wider weather episode

Showers and thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon in an anomalously moist airmass along the Chesapeake Bay Breeze and remnant outflow boundaries. These storms remained nearly stationary through the first part of the afternoon producing a quick two to four inches of rain before dissipating.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264185. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.