Up To 4 Inches Of Rain Possible During Flash Flood Watch In Maryland

MARYLAND — A flash flood watch has been issued for central and northern Maryland Wednesday night due to the potential for repeated rounds of heavy rain in a short period of time.

Rain could total 2 to 4 inches in some areas, according to the National Weather Service, which issued the flash flood watch.

While an average of 0.5 to 1 inch of rain is expected from showers and scattered thunderstorms Wednesday night, forecasters say rain could fall at a rate of 1 to 3 inches an hour.

This may cause creeks and streams to overflow their banks and urban areas to see a rapid rise in water level, the National Weather Service advised.

These areas are included in the flash flood watch from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 2 a.m. Thursday:

• Baltimore City
• Baltimore County
• Carroll County
• Cecil County
• Frederick County
• Harford County
• Howard County
• Montgomery County

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These areas specifically are included in the watch, the weather service reported: Reisterstown, Columbia, Silver Spring, Jarrettsville, Eldersburg, Rockville, Ellicott City, Frederick, Westminster, Damascus, Cockeysville, Elkton, Aberdeen, Bethesda, Lisbon, Gaithersburg, Ballenger Creek, Germantown and Baltimore.

An isolated tornado is possible in northeastern Maryland as well, according to a hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service.

See the latest forecast from the National Weather Service for the Baltimore-Washington area.

EXPIRED: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s and Washington counties and Baltimore City were under a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight.