The City of Annapolis reached a new record for the most flooding events experienced in the city’s history, according to new data from the Annapolis Office of Emergency Management.

The city has flooded 74 times in the past eight months, according to data provided to The Capital Gazette from OEM. This is nearly 10 more than the previous record of 65 set in 2019. The data accounts for flooding from January through the end of August, said David Mandell, the deputy director of emergency management.

In May, a preliminary analysis of flooding indicated that if the frequency continues, the city is on track to having 120 flooding events this year, Kevin Simmons, director of OEM said in May. While Mandell said that he thinks the city is still on track for reaching this amount, they “can’t be certain until [they] see the final number at the end of the year.”

This year, the city has faced what OEM calls plenty of moderate flooding events, where waters reached at most 3.3 feet above normal levels and dozens of what they label minor flooding events, where water reaches 2.6 feet above normal levels, Mandell said Wednesday.

However, the city faced two record-breaking floods this year. In January, flood waters climbed to 5.1 feet above normal levels, closing many businesses on Dock Street. January’s flood ranks as the city’s third-worst flood. Nearly six months later, in August, Tropical Storm Debby brought the ninth-worst flood in the city’s history. Flood waters were about 4.2 feet above normal levels during high tide.

Anne Arundel County is under a coastal flood advisory, meaning minor flooding is possible, until Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

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