NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFF.W 0036August 10, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Frederick and Washington County, MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flash flood warning for Frederick and Washington County in Maryland, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on August 10. It was the 36th 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
- Frederick and Washington County
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:12 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. EDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX FF.W 0036
- 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... Northwestern Frederick County in north central Maryland... Northeastern Washington County in north central Maryland... * Until 615 PM EDT. * At 312 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. 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... Hagerstown... Thurmont... Municipal Stadium... Robinwood... Fountainhead-Orchard Hills... Smithsburg... Paramount-Long Meadow... Long Meadow... Maugansville... Cavetown... Leitersburg... Sabillasville... Fort Ritchie... Chewsville... Ringgold... Middleburg... Cascade... Highfield... Bridgeport...
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.