Severe thunderstorms are expected from the Northeast to Texas through the night and for the Central/Southern Plains on Friday. Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing in the Upper Great Lakes, and expected to continue through the weekend. Fire weather concerns persist in the Plains and the mid-Atlantic. There is late-season snow over the Northern/Central Rockies and the Northern Plains. Read More >
2026 Hydrological Summits National Weather Service - Baltimore/Washington
Purpose: To bring together all levels of government, along with local media and other regional organizations, to discuss and improve hydrologic services, with a focus on mitigating impacts from extreme flood events.
Overview: The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington office will be holding four separate regional day-long hydrological summits in March/April 2026. The day will be structured to encourage open discussion through various presentations, tabletop exercises, and panels.
Summit Details: The hydrological summits will be hosted in a hybrid format with both a virtual and in person option, but it is strongly encouraged that you attend in-person in order to create the most productive discussion and collaboration possible. All summits will cover the same flood related topics including presentations, discussions, and an exercise based on an extreme flood scenario localized to the hosted area.
Attendees are responsible for their own lunch arrangements. There will be an hour break for lunch. Coffee, water, and snacks will be available, donations welcome.
Location and Registration Details:
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Wednesday March 18, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM |
Maryland Dept. of EM 7229 Parkway Dr; Suite 200 Hanover, MD 21076 |
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Thursday March 26, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM |
Frederick Co. Public Safety Building 1080 Coverstone Drive Winchester, VA 22602 |
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Wednesday April 8, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM |
Port Republic Road Fire Station 2654 Port Republic Road Harrisonburg, VA 22801 |
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Tuesday April 14, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM |
Digital Auditorium at UMW Hurley Convergence Center 1801 College Ave Fredericksburg, VA 22401 |
Any questions please contact Senior Service Hydrologist - Jeremy Geiger (jeremy.geiger@noaa.gov)
Additional Location Details and Agenda:
Maryland Department of Emergency Management Hydrologic Summit Location Details: Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) 7229 Parkway Dr; Suite 200 Hanover, MD 21076 Wednesday March 18, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM Registration Link: Click Here MDEM Summit Agenda: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Check in 9:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions NWS - Jeremy Geiger/James Lee / MDEM - Russ Strickland 9:15 AM - What is Flooding and the weather that causes it? NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 9:45 AM - NWS Flood products NWS - Jeremy Geiger 10:00 AM - Coastal Flood overview NWS - Jeremy Geiger 10:15 AM - Break 10:30 AM - Communicating flooding risk before and during an event Group Discussion led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger 11:15 AM - Regional and Federal partner forum FEMA/USGS/NWS LWX/NWS MARFC/MDEM/USACE 12:15 PM - Lunch 1:15 PM - Roles during a high impact flood event USGS/NWS/MDEM/USACE/Local Emergency Manager 2:10 PM - Break 2:15 PM - Interactive tabletop exercise: Each summit will have a localized weather scenario Group exercise led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 3:45 PM - Closing comments Winchester, VA Hydrological Summit Location Details: Frederick Co. Public Safety Building 1080 Coverstone Drive Winchester, VA 22602 Thursday March 26, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM Registration Link: Click Here Winchester, VA Summit Agenda: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Check in 9:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions NWS - Jeremy Geiger/James Lee/ Frederick County, VA - Amie Fuller 9:15 AM - What is Flooding and the weather that causes it? NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 9:45 AM - NWS Flood products NWS - Jeremy Geiger 10:00 AM - Landslides and what causes them USGS 10:15 AM - Break 10:30 AM - Communicating flooding risk before and during an event Group Discussion led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger 11:15 AM - Regional and Federal partner forum FEMA/USGS/NWS-LWX/NWS-MARFC/MDEM/VDEM/USACE 12:15 PM - Lunch 1:15 PM - Roles during a high impact flood event USGS/NWS/MDEM/USACE/Local Emergency Manager 2:10 PM - Break 2:15 PM - Interactive tabletop exercise: Each summit will have a localized weather scenario Group exercise led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 3:55 PM - Closing comments 4:00 PM - Adjourn Rockingham County, VA Hydrological Summit Location Details: Rockingham Co. Fairgrounds 4808 S Valley Pike Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Wednesday April 8, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM Registration Link: Click Here Rockingham County, VA Summit Agenda: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Check in 9:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions NWS - Jeremy Geiger/James Lee/ Rockingham County, VA - Jeremy Holloway 9:15 AM - What is Flooding and the weather that causes it? NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 9:45 AM - NWS Flood products NWS - Jeremy Geiger 10:00 AM - Landslides and what causes them USGS 10:15 AM - Break 10:30 AM - Communicating flooding risk before and during an event Group Discussion led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger 11:15 AM - Regional and Federal partner forum FEMA/USGS/NWS-LWX/NWS-MARFC/VDEM/USACE 12:15 PM - Lunch 1:15 PM - Roles during a high impact flood event USGS/NWS/VDEM/USACE/Local Emergency Manager 2:10 PM - Break 2:15 PM - Interactive tabletop exercise: Each summit will have a localized weather scenario Group exercise led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 3:55 PM - Closing comments 4:00 PM - Adjourn Fredericksburg, VA Hydrological Summit Location Details: Digital Auditorium at University of Mary Washington Hurley Convergence Center 1801 College Ave Fredericksburg, VA 22401 Tuesday April 14, 2026 9 AM - 4 PM Registration link: Click Here Fredericksburg, VA Summit Agenda: 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Check in 9:00 AM - Welcome and Introductions NWS - Jeremy Geiger/James Lee/ Fredericksburg, VA - Jack McGovern 9:15 AM - What is Flooding and the weather that causes it? NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 9:45 AM - NWS Flood products NWS - Jeremy Geiger 10:00 AM - Coastal Flood overview NWS - Jeremy Geiger 10:15 AM - Break 10:30 AM - Communicating flooding risk before and during an event Group Discussion led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger 11:15 AM - Regional and Federal partner forum FEMA/USGS/NWS-LWX/NWS-MARFC/VDEM/USACE 12:15 PM - Lunch 1:15 PM - Roles during a high impact flood event USGS/NWS/VDEM/USACE/Local Emergency Manager 2:10 PM - Break 2:15 PM - Interactive tabletop exercise: Each summit will have a localized weather scenario Group exercise led by NWS - Jeremy Geiger/Brian LaSorsa 3:55 PM - Closing comments 4:00 PM - Adjourn
MDEM Summit Details
Winchester, VA Summit Details
Rockingham County, VA Summit Details
Fredericksburg, VA Summit Details
4:00 PM - Adjourn
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