Severe Weather Floods Roads, Knocks Out Power In Baltimore County

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Roads turned into rivers and traffic signals stopped functioning Thursday night around Baltimore County, as flash floods and severe thunderstorms roared through the region.

A trained spotter measured 4.37 inches of rain in Upper Falls at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, according to unofficial data submitted to the National Weather Service. There were 2.1 inches of rain in Towson at 5 p.m., the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network reported.

A pickup truck was reportedly on its side stuck in the high water on Pulaski Highway/US 40 in the area of Jones Road Thursday night, according to the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company, which was dispatched to the scene.

In response to the fire company's post, two people shared images of flooding on Honeygo Boulevard near Ikea.

There was also flooding at Greenspring Station, according to WBAL, and in Mount Washington.

More than 16,000 BGE customers lost power in Baltimore County Thursday during the severe weather event, according to the utility company.

BGE reported that about 100 people were still without power as of 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 12.

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