Jones Falls at Sorrento, MD

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 22 ftSignificant flooding is ongoing along Jones Falls upstream of Lake Roland. Falls Road is flooded for much of its length between the Baltimore Beltway and Old Pimlico Road. Water approaches Old Court Road west of Falls Road, and may be flowing across it.
• 19 ftFalls Road is flooded near each of the three river crossings between the Baltimore Beltway and Old Pimlico Road. Water covers the entire parking lot at the Rockland Grist Mill and is in nearby structures.
• 17 ftWater begins to cover Falls Road in spots between the Jones Falls Expressway and Old Pimlico Road. Floodwaters also approach the parking lot of the Rockland Grist Mill and approach structures on that property.
• 14 ftWater is over the banks, mainly on the left bank, from the Baltimore Beltway down to Lake Roland, but no impacts are being observed.
• 11 ftThe wooded area alongside Jones Falls is flooded, but there are no other impacts.

Highest crests on record

1. 18.11 ft — June 22, 1972
2. 17.2 ft — September 6, 1979
3. 14.08 ft — September 7, 2011
4. 13.7 ft — August 10, 1984
5. 13.38 ft — April 30, 2014

Recent crests: 10.51 ft (July 11, 2019) · 11.35 ft (July 22, 2018) · 10.96 ft (July 30, 2016) · 13.38 ft (April 30, 2014) · 11.09 ft (October 29, 2012)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Long Quarter Branch at Lutherville, MD
• West Branch Herring Run at Idlewylde, MD
• Gwynns Falls at Villa Nova, MD
• Minebank Run near Glen Arm, MD
• Scotts Level Branch at Rockdale, MD
• Baisman Run at Broadmoor, MD
• Beaverdam Run at Cockeysville, MD
• Tributary to Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD