floods and flooding

Baltimore is under a flood warning through 9:30 a.m. Monday, and a coastal flood advisory is in place for shoreline areas in southern Baltimore County and Baltimore City.

Baltimore is under a flood warning until late Sunday afternoon as the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon and a stalled front drench the region.

By Scott Dance

Sep 9, 2018

Slow-moving thunderstorms could create flash floods across the Baltimore region Friday night, the National Weather Service warned.

By Scott Dance

Sep 7, 2018

Friends and fellow church members described Daniel Samis as a religious man dedicated to his church and related charity endeavors.

By Catherine Rentz

Sep 7, 2018

Historic Ellicott City can't survive without making some sacrifices.

Some roads in Harford County washed out by the deadly rain last Friday remain closed — and some may for extended periods, county officials said.

By Erika Butler

Sep 7, 2018

The deadline for businesses, nonprofits and homeowners to apply for low-interest loans is Sept. 24.

By Cody Boteler

Sep 6, 2018

To prevent destructive flooding in the future, Howard County officials have decided to buy up some buildings along Main Street in historic Ellicott City with plans to demolish them. But what is fair market value for property some consider rather unique.

By Meredith Cohn

Sep 5, 2018

Aberdeen IronBirds fans enjoy their time at the ballpark Friday for the team's final regular season home game of 2018, despite rainy and the game's eventual cancellation. There was the added bonus of being able to see the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series trophy and meet four former Orioles.

By David Anderson

Sep 4, 2018

Rescue workers are searching in Harford County for people swept away in flood waters as county executive declares a state of emergency.

Harford County fire officials are reporting “significant” damage across the county after rains pounded the area Friday evening.

A flash flood watch is in effect Friday night across the Baltimore region as slow-moving thunderstorms are forecast to move across throughout the evening.

History buffs can't put old buildings in front of practical solutions to flooding.

Su Casa, a furniture and home goods store, plans to more than double the size of its Ellicott City location this fall as the shop expands into an adjacent space on the town’s historic Main Street.

By Sarah Meehan

Aug 30, 2018

An Overbrook resident's bridge was submerged when Herring Run flooded in August. The community is calling for action.

By Libby Solomon

Aug 30, 2018

'The Taste of 21228' fundraiser sponsored by Knights of Columbus and Catonsville Chamber for Catonsville flood victims brings in about $15K, organizers say.

By Cody Boteler

Aug 28, 2018

Howard County Executive Kittleman is missing-in-action on dealing with climate change.

Radical action is needed to protect Ellicott City from flooding, but we need a lot more deliberation before we know that County Executive Allan Kittleman's demolition plan is the right one.

Under a plan announced Thursday, 10 buildings along Ellicott City's historic Main Street will be torn down. Here is a look at which ones will go.

By Yvonne Wenger

Aug 23, 2018

The pollution that spilled into the pay through the Conowingo Dam's floodgates is no indictment of the dam. It's an indictment of upstream polluters.

On Monday, Maryland senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen hosted a “field hearing” to discuss the Ellicott City flood and potential methods to prevent future devastation.

By Lauren Lumpkin

Aug 20, 2018

As another surge of stormwater and pollution flows down the Susquehanna River, requiring Conowingo Dam floodgates to open for the second time in weeks, Chesapeake Bay scientists are concerned about the potential impact on oysters and still watching closely for other impacts.

By Scott Dance

Aug 16, 2018

A torrent of flood water rushed through a Westminster public works facility July 25, damaging the building extensively and prompting utilities workers to salvage expensive equipment. City officials estimate the damages to cost between $150,000 and $175,000. 

It has been a busy month for meteorologists who oversee the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., regions — the National Weather Service has issued more than 5 flood warnings a day, on average, far more than anywhere else in the country.

By Scott Dance

Aug 14, 2018

Given the inevitability of more storms and flooding as climate change gets more powerful, one thing is clear: Maryland and the federal government cannot relent from our commitment to programs that have yielded strong results in our fight against Chesapeake Bay pollution.

With heavy thunderstorms and showers expected Saturday afternoon, a flash flood watch has been issued for the Baltimore region.

After record July rainfall filled Chesapeake Bay waterways with trash and debris, Comptroller Peter Franchot said Maryland was "literally drowning in Pennsylvania’s trash." It's impossible to quantify how much of the detritus actually came down the Susquehanna River, but it was likely a lot.

By Scott Dance

Aug 11, 2018

The Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Knights of Columbus Patapsco Council No. 1960 to hold "The Taste of the 21228" on Aug. 23.

By Cody Boteler

Aug 8, 2018

Flash floods hit Eastern Baltimore County on Tuesday evening.

The excavation of the Cascade Lake dam that began Monday morning could take several days to complete, part of a project to reduce the risk of flooding from the damaged earth-and-stone dam.

After heavy rains overnight Friday filled Cascade Lake to the brim by Saturday morning, Carroll County officials cautioned that an uncontrolled breach of the lake’s dam, and thus further flooding, was possible.

Meteorologists warned of more flash flooding potential Thursday, with chances for "multiple rounds of torrential rainfall" through the evening. A flash flood watch is in effect across Central Maryland through Thursday night.

A thunderstorm that rolled through the Fallston and Bel Air areas late Wednesday night also brought high winds that damaged at least one building and tore down a number of trees.

The annual Union Mills Homestead and Corn Roast Festival scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4, has been canceled due to excessive rain and flooding. It is the first time in more than 45 years the event will not take place.

Donna Pidel, executive director of Ballet Conservatoire XIV had started the EC Ballerina Project, taking pictures of her students around Ellicott City's Main Street to showcase the city's beauty post flood.

By Jess Nocera

Aug 2, 2018

More rain is in the forecast, but the chance for severe storms diminishes throughout the week.

By Sarah Meehan

Aug 1, 2018

Due to a historic storm on May 27 during which more than 10 inches of rain fell in two hours, the Catonsville Historical Society got hit with about 18 inches of water in its museum and its basement was completely submerged — ruining over 150 years worth of archives of Catonsville Times.

By Cody Boteler

Aug 1, 2018

The downpours of July should motivate Marylanders and others to work toward climate change solutions.

A Native American aphorism goes, “we do not inherit the world from our parents. We borrow it from our children.” The heavy rains that washed out roads and flooded streams here last week are just a tiny part of the rapidly accelerating patterns of extreme weather all around the world.

After Ellicott City's devastating flood, good Samaritans have come out in force, launching fundraisers and volunteering to help those affected by the flood.

As the threat of more flooding looms in the Baltimore region, the Small Business Administration will open three centers in the Baltimore area this week to provide information about disaster loans available to Maryland residents and businesses affected by the first major floods of the season.

By Sarah Meehan

Jul 30, 2018

The threat of flash flooding in the Baltimore area will return Friday afternoon, when storms could drench the region again following Thursday’s reprieve.

By Scott Dance

Jul 27, 2018

The heavy rains over the past week and a half have washed millions of gallons of sewage into Chesapeake Bay waterways, including Baltimore's Inner Harbor, along with unknown amounts of nitrogen and sediment pollution.

By Scott Dance

Jul 27, 2018

Howard County Council enacts one-year building moratorium around Ellicott City to study how to prevent major flooding.

A tree feel across the Light RailLink track Friday morning, shutting down service to five stations.

By Sarah Meehan

Jul 27, 2018

Throughout the peak of the storm, between 8:30 p.m. and 11 p.m., there were about 100 calls to 911.

Days of rain and flood warnings, and forecasts of more to come, are complicating the decisions of homeowners, residents and businesses in Downtown Ellicott City. The district, built on the Patapsco and Tiber rivers, has been hit by two catastrophic floods in less than two years.

By Meredith Cohn

Jul 27, 2018

Officials in Cecil and Harford counties are monitoring conditions at Conowingo Dam as dam operators open spill gates to handle rising river flow.

By David Anderson

Jul 27, 2018

Many Carroll County roads remained closed Thursday after potentially historic levels of rain soaked the area, flooding roads, downing trees and wires, creating sinkholes and transforming  streams to fast flowing rapids. Over the past three days four to seven inches of rain fell on Carroll.

Relief from one of the Baltimore region’s wettest stretches on record arrived Thursday, but flood warnings nonetheless remained in effect through 1 p.m. after another round of soaking rain fell Wednesday night.

By Scott Dance

Jul 26, 2018