NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFA.W 0014July 22, 2026
Flood Warning: Anne Arundel and Howard, MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flood warning for Anne Arundel and Howard in Maryland, which was in force until 6:30 a.m. local time on July 22. It was the 14th areal flood warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026. Maryland had 6 flood warnings in July 2026, against 11 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Maryland's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 6.1 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
- Anne Arundel and Howard
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:27 a.m. EDT, July 22, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 a.m. EDT, July 22, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLWX FA.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring along the Little Patuxent River. * WHERE...A portion of central Maryland, including the following counties, Anne Arundel and Howard. * WHEN...Until 630 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. At minor flood stage, riverside trails begin to flood. Water also approaches fields off Bald Eagle Drive, and approach Brock Bridge Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1225 AM EDT, gauge reports indicated the Little Patuxent River at Savage had reached minor flood stage. Flooding is already occurring in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Crofton... Odenton... Fort Meade... Savage-guilford... Scaggsville... Savage... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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.