Floods

Severe storms spawning tornado warnings across region

2012-06-01 17:59:00

8:57 p.m. Tornado warning until 9:30 p.m. for Frederick, Carroll, western Baltimore and NW Howard counties, including Eldersburg, Westminster, Hampstead and Manchester. 8:45From The Aegis: The storm ripped through Harford County, doing some of the most...

Potomac named America's most endangered river

2012-05-15 06:00:00

The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers.� Though cleaner...

Studies find warming doubles MD coastal flooding risks

2012-03-14 05:45:00

New research indicates that rising sea level from climate change will roughly double the risks of storm-related flooding in coastal communities in Maryland and nationwide. Scientists with Climate Central, an independent nonprofit journalism and...

National Flood Safety Awareness week begins

2012-03-12 04:00:00

The unusually mild weather has already brought flood warnings to central Maryland in recent weeks, but today marks the start of Flood Safety Awareness Week across the country. March typically sees about 4 inches of rain in Greater Baltimore, with 11...

Floods are common and devastating, but we can be prepared

2012-03-28 12:00:00

On behalf of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), I'm writing in response to your March 14 opinion piece, "Warming: Storm damage ahead" to add insight about flood risk and the NFIP. Your editorial addresses how climate change will add to the...

Tuesday forecast: Rain, high near 49

2011-12-27 03:27:00

The National Weather Service is calling for Tuesday to be rainy in the Baltimore area, mainly after 11 a.m., with a high near 49 and south winds between 8 and 14 miles per hour. The chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Rainfall amounts between half...

Proposed rules threaten fabric of river life in Port Deposit

2011-10-01 19:47:00

Pushing waterlogged belongings out the front door of her duplex, Suzy Cunningham trod over a buckle in the floorboards. "Our porch went all to hell," she lamented as she cleaned up last month after Tropical Storm Lee. "Their ain't a floor in Port Deposit...

In for another soaking

2011-09-23 16:22:16

Looks like Central Maryland will be in the chute again as stalled weather systems to our east and west conspire to channel a few more days of tropical moisture, showers, rain and thunderstorms this way.With nearly 20 inches of rain......

Flash flood warning issued for Howard

2011-07-25 13:31:50

Heavy afternoon rains prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning in Howard County until 6:15 p.m. Monday, July 25. County Department of Fire and Rescue Service Battalion Chief Gordon Wallace said drivers need to be especially...

Biggest threat from Emily may be heavy rain

2011-08-03 16:22:10

Tropical Storm Emily was looking a bit disheveled this morning, with no increase in strength and increasing signs of disorganization as the storm approached Hispaniola. Top sustained winds remained at 50 mph.The storm's primary threat to the island's...

Emily falls apart over Hispaniola; could recover

2011-08-04 16:22:10

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Emily, which struck the island of Hispaniola Thursday, has degenerated into a tropical low after colliding with the island's mountains. Forecasters said they have not pronounced Emily dead yet:"THERE IS...

Don't be lulled by lull in U.S. hurricane strikes

2011-08-07 04:22:13

FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:It’s easy to dismiss the risks of hurricane strikes, especially when three years have passed since the last one (Ike) struck the U.S. But the dangers are there every summer, and they’re real. Consider: Eight of the....

In 1952 a flash flood caused by a hurricane washed 21 cars down the main street of Ellicott City along with household furnishings and store merchandise. Frank A. Miller photographed some of the cars piled up near the depot yard at Main Street and Maryland Avenue.

2012-05-02 15:17:08

A boy, one of the affected of the devastating flash floods cries next to his sister at a covered court serving as a temporary evacuation center in Cagayan de Oro City, in southern island of Mindanao.

2011-12-22 00:00:00

Affected residents of the devastating flash floods inside a university gymnasium acting as an evacuation center in Iligan City, southern island of Mindanao.

2011-12-21 00:00:00