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Heavy Rain — Montgomery, Maryland

October 8, 2005 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$20K
Area
Montgomery

Event narrative (NOAA)

Reports indicate that a man was killed when a very large tree limb, measuring 4 feet in diameter and 30 feet in length, fell onto the truck he was driving. Very heavy localized rainfall from earlier in the day likely caused the tree limb to fall. A passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured. The incident occurred on Bonifant Road, just to the east of Rockville.

Other notable heavy rain events in Maryland

Frederick · July 7, 20052 killedBaltimore City (C) · June 28, 20051 killedBaltimore · July 25, 2005—

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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