Flooding in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland From Hurricane Floyd, September 1999
By Anthony J. Tallman and Gary T. Fisher
Summary of Flooding
- Record floods as a result of Hurricane Floyd reached 100-year discharge on many streams, and floods on several streams reached the 500-year discharge.
- Major flooding was confined to the central and northern areas of the Delmarva Peninsula.
- Two children in Delaware were swept away and drowned by rapidly rising floodwaters and 7 other people throughout the region were injured as a result of the flooding.
- Property damage reached $14.75 million on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and $8.37 million in Delaware.
