Flash Flood — Montgomery, Maryland

2025-07-31 · near Carderock Spgs, Montgomery, Maryland

Event narrative

Numerous water rescues ongoing along River Rd. near the Capitol Beltway along Cabin John Creek. Water is at least six inches to a foot deep and flowing.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front combined with a highly unstable atmosphere along with tropical moisture to produce slow moving thunderstorms with heavy rainfall. Some of these storms trained over the same areas, resulting in scattered to numerous instances of flash flooding. Total rainfall amounts in areas with flash flooding averaged two to four inches, though some localized amounts up to six inches were observed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1270198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.