• Coastal Flood Warning for Somerset County, Maryland
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued October 12 at 3:58AM EDT until October 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 2:58 a.m.
  • Expires: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 7 a.m.
  • ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
    MORNING...
    * LOCATION...Areas along the Chesapeake Bay and tidal rivers and
    creeks of the lower Maryland eastern shore.
    * TIMING...Through early this morning.
    * COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...Widespread flooding of vulnerable
    areas will result in an elevated threat of property damage to
    homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water
    will be 1 to 2 feet above ground level in some areas resulting
    in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and threaten
    homes and businesses. Flooding will extend inland from the
    waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road
    closures and flooding of vehicles.
    Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.
    BISHOPS HEAD MD
    MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.3 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, MAJOR 4.3 FT
    MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.2 FT, MODERATE 1.7 FT, MAJOR 2.2 FT
    TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
    DAY/TIME TIDE FT TIDE FT FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
    MLLW MHHW/AGL FT FT IMPACT
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    12/04 AM 2.9 0.8 0.7 3-4 NONE
    12/04 PM 2.2 0.1 -0.2 3 NONE
    13/05 AM 2.7 0.6 0.6 1-2 NONE
    13/05 PM 3.0 0.9 0.7 1-2 NONE
    14/05 AM 2.6 0.5 0.7 1 NONE
    14/06 PM 2.9 0.8 0.8 1 NONE
    CRISFIELD MD
    MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT
    MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 1.8 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT
    TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE
    DAY/TIME TIDE FT TIDE FT FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD
    MLLW MHHW/AGL FT FT IMPACT
    -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------
    12/03 AM 3.7 1.5 1.9 4 MINOR
    12/03 PM 2.2 0.0 0.0 3-4 NONE
    13/03 AM 2.4 0.2 0.7 2 NONE
    13/04 PM 3.1 0.9 0.9 2 NONE
    14/04 AM 2.4 0.2 0.8 1 NONE
    14/05 PM 2.8 0.6 0.7 1 NONE
    &&