A cold front moved across the region during the evening of the 14th.  Thunderstorms that developed ahead and along this front produced very heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, large hail, and winds in excess of 55 MPH. Across Baltimore County, heavy rain flooded several roads.  In Baltimore, flooding was concentrated between Back River and Middle River where some stranded motorists had to be rescued.  A total of 3.00 inches of rain fell in Towson and 1.78 inches fell in Perry Hall.  Golfball sized hail fell in Rosedale and Baltimore and pea sized hail fell in Overlea.  Several roads were also flooded in Anne Arundel County after up to 6 inches of rain fell.  Rainfall totals included 5.98 inches in Edgewater, 2.81 inches in Crofton, 2.40 inches in Annapolis, 2.14 inches in Hillsmere, 1.86 inches in Davidsonville, and 1.67 inches in Owings Beach.  In Prince George's County, roads in College Park and Cheverly were closed by high water.  Rainfall totals included 2.76 inches at Harry Truman Drive, 2.53 inches at Lake Arbor, 2.29 inches in Landover, and 1.60 inches in Oxon Hill.  Marble sized hail fell in Oxon Hill and pea sized hail fell in Suitland.  In Montgomery County, a 41 MPH wind gust was recorded at Montgomery College and 10 feet high corn was downed near Germantown.  Over an inch of rain fell in 25 minutes in Damascus.  In Frederick County, 1.65 inches fell in Frederick.  In Washington County, winds in excess of 55 MPH downed trees and power lines in Williamsport.  Half dollar sized hail fell in Clear Spring and 3.07 inches of rain was reported in Sharpsburg.  In Harford County, a 46 year old man who was walking down a sidewalk in Joppatowne with his cell phone was struck and killed by lightning near a tree.  In Darlington, 15 cows taking shelter from the storm under a tree were killed by lightning.  Two other cows were killed by a felled tree.  A tree was also downed in Havre de Grace.  In Fallston, lightning struck a garbage truck and sparked a fire which destroyed the vehicle.  Across the northeast portion of the county, hail estimated at the size of a dime damaged $500,000 worth of crops.  In Charles County, dime sized hail fell near Bryan's Road.  Flooding was reported in Pomfret.  Rainfall totals included 2.95 inches in Indian Head, 2.65 inches in La Plata, 2.55 inches in Pomfret, and 1.67 inches in Waldorf.  In Calvert County, 1.6 inches fell in Dunkirk, Sunderland, and Huntingtown.  In St. Mary's County, a dog tied to a tree in Avenue was killed when lightning struck the tree.  Lightning damaged a home in Morganza and a sawmill in Charlotte Hall.  Heavy rain flooded several roads across the county and downed a tree.  A total of 3.40 inches of rain fell in Tall Timbers.

Heavy Rain in WASHINGTON, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 19:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 21:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Rain in FREDERICK, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 20:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 22:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Rain in MONTGOMERY, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 21:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 23:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Rain in CHARLES, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 21:30:00 to 14-JUL-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Heavy Rain in CALVERT, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 22:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Flash Flood in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 17:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several roads were flooded.

Flash Flood in BALTIMORE CITY (C), MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 17:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several roads were flooded.

Lightning in ST. MARY'S, MARYLAND
From 15-JUL-00 00:00:00 to 15-JUL-00 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: MORGANZA
Property damage: 2K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Lightning damaged a home.

Lightning in ST. MARY'S, MARYLAND
From 15-JUL-00 00:00:00 to 15-JUL-00 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: AVENUE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A dog tied to a tree was killed when lightning struck the tree.

Lightning in ST. MARY'S, MARYLAND
From 15-JUL-00 00:00:00 to 15-JUL-00 00:00:00 (EST)
Location: CHARLOTTE HALL
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

A sawmill was damaged by a lightning strike.

Flash Flood in ANNE ARUNDEL, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 22:00:00 to 15-JUL-00 01:00:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Several roads were flooded by up to 6 inches of rain.

Flash Flood in PRINCE GEORGE'S, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 21:00:00 to 14-JUL-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

Roads in College Park and Route 202 were closed by high water.

Lightning in HARFORD, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 14:45:00 to 14-JUL-00 14:45:00 (EST)
Location: FALLSTON
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A truck was destroyed by a fire started by lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind in WASHINGTON, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 15:40:00 to 14-JUL-00 15:40:00 (EST)
Location: WILLIAMSPORT
Property damage: 1K
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Trees and power lines were downed.

Hail in BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 17:15:00 to 14-JUL-00 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: ROSEDALE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Golfball sized hail fell.

Hail in BALTIMORE CITY (C), MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 17:15:00 to 14-JUL-00 17:15:00 (EST)
Location: BALTIMORE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Golfball sized hail fell.

Hail in CHARLES, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 18:22:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:22:00 (EST)
Location: BRYANS ROAD
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER

Dime sized hail fell.

Lightning in HARFORD, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: JOPPA
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A man with a cell phone was hit by lightning near a tree while walking down a sidewalk.

Lightning in HARFORD, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: DARLINGTON
Property damage: 75K
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Fifteen cows in a field were killed by lightning.

Flash Flood in ST. MARY'S, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 10:35:00 to 15-JUL-00 02:30:00 (EST)
Location: COUNTYWIDE
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

Several roads were flooded and a tree was downed.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARFORD, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: DARLINGTON
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

A downed tree killed two cows.

Hail in HARFORD, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: NORTHEAST PORTION
Magnitude: 0.75 
Crop damage: 500K
Reported by: OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY

Hail estimated at the sized of a dime damaged crops.

Thunderstorm Wind in HARFORD, MARYLAND
From 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 to 14-JUL-00 18:30:00 (EST)
Location: HAVRE DE GRACE
Property damage: .5K
Reported by: NEWSPAPER

A tree was downed.