NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFF.W 0037August 10, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Baltimore, Harford and Baltimore City, MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flash flood warning for Baltimore, Harford and Baltimore City in Maryland, which was in force until 8:45 p.m. local time on August 10. It was the 37th flash flood warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. Maryland had 12 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 13 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Maryland's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Area
- Baltimore, Harford and Baltimore City
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:40 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2026
- Expires
- 8:45 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX FF.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southeastern Baltimore County in northern Maryland... Southwestern Harford County in northern Maryland... Extreme Northeastern Baltimore City in northern Maryland... * Until 845 PM EDT. * At 540 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. Flash flooding is already occurring. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Baltimore... Middle River... Cockeysville... Aberdeen... Aberdeen Proving Ground... Back River... Millers Island... North Point State Park... Sparrows Point... Dundalk... Towson... Bel Air South... Essex... Parkville... Bel Air North... Carney... Perry Hall... Rosedale... Rossville... Mays Chapel...
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.