NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCFA.W 0013July 9, 2026
Flood Warning: Baltimore and Baltimore City, MD
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a flood warning for Baltimore and Baltimore City in Maryland, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on July 9. It was the 13th 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 1.1 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 and Baltimore City
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:56 p.m. EDT, July 9, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. EDT, July 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KLWX FA.W 0013
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of northern Maryland, including the following county, Baltimore and Baltimore City. * WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 654 PM EDT, broadcast media reported several roads in downtown Baltimore have standing water on them due to earlier heavy rain. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Baltimore... Middle River... Dundalk... Essex... Rosedale... Rossville... Brooklyn Park... White Marsh... Edgemere... Eastpoint... Turners Station... Nottingham... - This includes the following Flood Prone Roads... North Point Boulevard near Kane Street, Pulaski Highway at Herring Run, Patapsco Avenue near The Baltimore City Limits, Sollers Road and Chestnut Street, Golden Ring Road between Race Road and Orems Road and Kelso Road at Stemmers Run near Golden Ring Road. - 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.
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.