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Heavy rain fell for several hours over the Baltimore area this afternoon, bringing flood warnings and street flooding throughout the area.

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect until 6:45 p.m. for Baltimore City and central Baltimore County.

One of the hardest hit areas was Owings Mills. In the video below you can see what it looked like during the heavy rain at around noon at the Ravens facility in Owings Mills.

Baltimore County Fire and Rescue reports rescue crews have been extremely busy on the west side of the county, where heavy bands of rain have caused flooding and standing water in roadways. Crews were responding to numerous swiftwater rescue calls involving cars that have become trapped in standing water.

No injuries have been reported.

At approx. 12:30 this afternoon a partial roof collapse occurred at the Salvo Auto parts store located at 7003 Liberty Road in western Baltimore County. At the time of the collapse, there were no customers in the store and all of the employees were able to leave the store without injury.

Baltimore County Building inspectors were sent to the scene to evaluate the condition of the building.
The flooding and high winds have brought down some trees. Some low lying areas of Ellicott City are being evacuated.


There is also a similar warning until 630 p.m. for parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll and Howard Counties.

State highway officials say the off ramps on both the Inner Loop and Outer Loop of the Beltway at Security Boulevard are closed.

In Anne Arundel County, U.S. Route 50 westbound at Davidsonville Road is closed due to flash flooding.

In Howard County, emergency dispatchers say Route 40 at Rogers Avenue is closed due to flooding.

Marriottsville Road between Wards Chapel and Powell Run is closed.

In Baltimore County, part of Jarrettsville Pike between South Street and Sweet Air Drive is closed, along with Providence Road between Cromwell Bridge and Crestwick. In Owings Mills, Timber Grove Road between Owings Mills Boulevard and Long Lake Drive has been closed due to flooding.

In Hunt Valley, Shawan Road after I-83 is closed to Tufton Road.

Gunpowder Road at Falls Road has been closed in Hampstead.

Frederick Road at River Road and Frederick Road westbound at Rolling Road is closed.

There is also flooding on U.S. Route 40 westbound at Ingleside Avenue.

Flooding is reported in Pikesville along Reisterstown Road between the Beltway and Old Court Road.

Flooding is also reported on Park Heights Avenue at Old Court Road.

In Baltimore City there are several roads closed. Here is a list according to DPW.


  • <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Hilton Parkway from Edmondson Avenue to North Avenue (both directions) <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Patapsco Avenue from Potee to Annapolis <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Franklintown Road from Elamont to Forrest Park <LI class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Areas along Harford Road (@ 25th â?? Homestead)
  • Erdman Avenue (eastbound) at Pulaski Highway
  • Smith Avenue bridge

 High water is also reported on Reisterstown Road southbound by Franklin Boulevard, as well as Liberty Road at Essex Road in Woodmoor.


The latest storms have led to additional power outages.

As of 2:05 p.m., BGE reports about 9,000 customers are without power. About half of them are in Baltimore City, another third are in Baltimore County.

CLICK HERE for the latest BGE Outage information.

Charles County Public Schools have cancelled all afternoon and evening activities due to the weather.

The Red Lion Area Schools in Pennsylvania are dismissing secondary students at 2 p.m. Elementary students are being dismissed at 3 p.m. All evening events are cancelled.

Southern York County Schools in Pennsylvania have cancelled all afternoon and evening activities due to the weather.

McDaniel College is cancelling evening graduate classes for tonight.

Stevenson University has closed both campuses due to flooding.

Crane Collapses At National Cathedral

A 500-foot crane has fallen at the Washington National Cathedral amid thunderstorms, damaging two buildings and several vehicles.

A spokesman for the D.C. fire department, Oscar Mendez, says the crane flipped backward about 11 a.m. Wednesday. Mendez says the crane fell onto three to five cars and cathedral buildings. No serious injuries were reported.

The crane damaged Herb Cottage, which houses the cathedral's gift shop, and Church House, which houses members of the diocese.

Photos show the crane's trailer bed upright near one of the cathedral towers.

Richard Weinberg, a spokesman for the cathedral, tells WRC-TV says the crane arrived this weekend to repair damage caused by the East Coast earthquake on Aug. 23. The quake damaged the cathedral's limestone exterior towers and some interior areas.

 Statements from National Weather Service

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND...

EASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...

NORTHWESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...

NORTHERN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MARYLAND...

WESTERN BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 630 PM EDT

* AT 122 PM EDT...NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SEVERE FLOODING...CLOSED

ROADS...WATER RESCUES...AND FLOATING CARS HAVE BEEN

RECEIVED...ESPECIALLY IN HOWARD COUNTY. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF

RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN CENTERED NEAR

ELLICOTT CITY. EVEN MORE HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING THROUGH THIS AREA

NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE ANDREWS AFB...BELTSVILLE...BLADENSBURG...BOWIE...CAMP

SPRINGS...CATONSVILLE...CHEVERLY...CLINTON...COLLEGE PARK...

COLUMBIA...CORAL HILLS...ELDERSBURG...ELKRIDGE...ELLICOTT CITY...

FORESTVILLE...FORT MEADE...GAMBER...GREENBELT...HAMPSTEAD...

KETTERING...LANDOVER...LARGO...LAUREL...LOCHEARN...MANCHESTER...

MARLTON...MILFORD MILL...MITCHELLVILLE...NEW CARROLLTON...

OAKLAND...OWINGS MILLS...PIKESVILLE...RANDALLSTOWN...

REISTERSTOWN...SEAT PLEASANT...UPPER MARLBORO...WOODLAWN AND

WOODMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

CENTRAL BALTIMORE COUNTY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...

BALTIMORE CITY IN NORTHERN MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 645 PM EDT

* AT 1234 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR

INDICATED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN...MAINLY NORTH OF THE CITY

OF BALTIMORE...HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAIN

WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY...AND

WORSEN FLOODING CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN

INCLUDE ARBUTUS...CARNEY...COCKEYSVILLE...DUNDALK...FELLS POINT...

PARKVILLE...PIKESVILLE...ROSEDALE...ROSSVILLE...TIMONIUM...

TOWSON...ARMISTEAD GARDENS...BACK RIVER...BALTIMORE INNER HARBOR...

BEECHFIELD...BOLTON HILL...CANTON...GWYNNS FALLS...CLIFTON PARK...

DRUID HILLS PARK...EASTPOINT...FALLSTAFF...GUILFORD...HOMELAND...

HOWARD PARK...JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY...JOSEPHINE LEE...LOCUST

POINT...MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY...NORTH POINT STATE PARK...ROLAND

PARK...TURNERS STATION...UNION SQUARE...WOODRING AND BALTIMORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.



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