Flash Flood in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Flash Flood January 31, 2013 · Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A homeless woman drowned as rains flooded a homeless camp in Maryland City near the Patuxent River. Also, there were two females extracted from their vehicle stuck in standing water at Brock Bridge Road and Whiskey Bottom Road.

The wider storm

A upper level trough was moving eastward and across most of the eastern U.S. with a surface low pressure center across the eastern Great Lakes. A cold front moved through the Mid Atlantic with dew points in the low 60s ahead of frontal passage. A strong low level jet on the eastern side of trough aided in strong winds reaching the surface. Flood and flash flood also occurred along or just ahead of the frontal passage.

Began near Maryland City (39.1106, -76.8222).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 429685. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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