Flash Flood — Anne Arundel, Maryland

2013-01-31 · near Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 429685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.