Weather Alert

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EDT THURSDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.

* WHEN...From 1 AM EDT Thursday through Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable
locations near the waterfront and shoreline.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

Time of high total tides are approximate to the nearest hour.

CAMBRIDGE MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
17/07 PM     2.6        0.6        0.8        1       NONE
18/07 AM     3.4        1.4        1.1       1-2      NONE
18/07 PM     2.9        0.9        1.1        1       NONE
19/07 AM     2.8        0.8        0.8        1       NONE
19/08 PM     2.3        0.3        0.5        1       NONE
20/09 AM     2.4        0.4        0.4        1       NONE

BISHOPS HEAD MD
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.7 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.1 FT, MODERATE 1.6 FT, MAJOR 2.1 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
17/04 PM     2.9        0.8        0.8        1       NONE
18/04 AM     3.5        1.4        1.0        2      MINOR
18/05 PM     3.1        1.0        1.0        2       NONE
19/05 AM     3.1        1.0        0.7        1       NONE
19/06 PM     2.5        0.4        0.4        1       NONE
20/06 AM     2.7        0.6        0.4        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       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
17/02 PM     2.8        0.6        1.3        1       NONE
18/04 AM     3.5        1.3        1.1        1      MINOR
18/03 PM     2.8        0.6        1.2        1       NONE
19/04 AM     3.0        0.8        0.7        1       NONE
19/05 PM     2.1       -0.1        0.4        1       NONE
20/05 AM     2.7        0.5        0.6        1       NONE

&&

Archaeologists Find Artifacts From Enslaved People At Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Feb 14, 2023
Feb 14, 2023 Updated Feb 15, 2023

More than 200 artifacts found in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge were unveiled Tuesday. Archaeologists say they are hints of a different age on Delmarva.

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