Flood Watch
Current Weather Conditions
Current Short Range Base Reflectivity from NWS in Sterling, VA |
- Current Weather Warnings
- Real-Time Links in the District
- MD-DE-DC Weather Page
- Flooding FAQs
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center (coastal watches and warnings, storm tracking, and strike probabilities) from the National Hurricane Center
- Hurricane Observations and Precautions from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- USGS Chesapeake Bay Activities Homepage
Important flood-related links
- Latest Hurricane Advisory (Intellicast)
- USGS Water-Watch Map of flood and high flow conditions (Maryland)
- USGS Water-Watch Map of flood and high flow conditions (Delaware)
- USGS Water-Watch Map of flood and high flow conditions (D.C.)
- Satellite images from Intellicast
- Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
[ DE | MD | PA | VA | WV | Other ] - National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center (coastal watches and warnings, storm tracking, and strike probabilities) from the National Hurricane Center
- Hurricane Observations and Precautions from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- Hurricane Awareness from the National Hurricane Center
- Chesapeake Bay Program
Selected Items of Interest
- *Hurricane Isabel, September 2003 (includes flooding impacts)
- *Hurricane Floyd, September 1999
- Coastal storms of January 27-29 and February 4-6, 1998 (from Delaware Geological Survey)
- Flooding from Hurricane Fran, September 1996
- Snowmelt Floods of January 1996
- *Tropical Storm Agnes, June 1972 (from Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center)
- Weather
Event and Data Archives
Information on extreme weather events can be obtained from the National Climatic Data Center.
- Other
Flood Information
- For information on drought and water resources throughout the United States, please visit WaterWatch.
- The following background information is available on floods in Maryland, Delaware, and D.C.:
- National Water Summary 1988-89--Floods and Droughts
Flooding From Hurricane Fran
- Press Release - 09 Sep 1996 - FLOODING FROM FRAN -- POTOMAC RIVER, DC, AND CHESAPEAKE BAY
- Images of flooding near Washington, D.C.
- River Levels in the Potomac and Monogahela Basins:
- Aftermath of Hurricane Fran in North Carolina (OFR 96-499)
Snowmelt Floods of January 1996
- Press Release - 22 Jan 1996 - FLOODS OF JANUARY 19-21 ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST EVER RECORDED IN MARYLAND AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS
- Summary of flood peaks, National Weather Service statement - 21 Jan 1996 1455 EST
- Report from Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center
- Northeast Floods of January 1996 Disaster Survey Report
Weather Event and Data Archives
- Historical Floods in the Mid-Atlantic Region (from Mid-Atlantic River Forecast Center)
- NOAA severe weather and climatic extremes information
- NOAA reports on significant events
- Landslides and storms
- Coastal erosion