Baltimore Flash Flooding Turned Streets to Rivers

By Grace Muller, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
July 22, 2012; 6:00 AM
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Downtown Baltimore received 3.27 inches of rain from 7 p.m. Thursday until 2 a.m. Friday morning. Baltimore-Washington International Airport received a little more than an inch of rain during the same time period. Torrential downpours hit the area struck between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Baltimore Flash Flooding Turned Streets to Rivers

Storified by Accu Weather · Fri, Jul 20 2012 08:33:27

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#Baltimore is drowning. #floodIan Robbins
Flash flood carnage. 1900 E Federal. #baltimore http://pic.twitter.com/3TjXFBbSJoe Wiczulis
Doppler Radar Estimated Rainfall topping 2.5" cntrl Balt Co. Many 1-2 inches. Ready for more rain today? http://pic.twitter.com/DxP61dCrJustin Berk
A River Runs Through It.. Baltimore that is. That was a heavy storm seen on Pulaski Hwy/N Kenwood Ave : http://youtu.be/iVkoKIqtAHI via @youtubeJustin Berk
Carroll County flood report: WATER ESTIMATED 1 TO 2 FEET DEEP IN SPOTS COVERING EAST BOUND LANE ON MD RT 140 AT MD RT 97.Justin Berk
Incredible Lightning: Annapolis/Dock St. Frm Jennifer Casey and @eyeonannapolis http://pic.twitter.com/oYYbxEOQJustin Berk

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