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Coastal Flood Statement from TUE 9:00 PM EDT until WED 4:00 AM EDT

...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

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

* WHERE...In Maryland, Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset
Counties. In Virginia, Westmoreland, Northumberland and
Accomack Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 PM EDT this evening through late tonight.

* 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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
21/03 PM     2.8        0.8        1.3        1       NONE
22/04 AM     3.3        1.3        1.2        1       NONE
22/04 PM     2.7        0.7        1.1        1       NONE
23/05 AM     3.4        1.4        1.2        1       NONE
23/05 PM     2.5        0.5        1.0        1       NONE
24/05 AM     2.9        0.9        0.7        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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
22/01 AM     3.3        1.2        1.1        1       NONE
22/01 PM     2.8        0.7        1.1       1-2      NONE
23/02 AM     3.3        1.2        1.1        1       NONE
23/02 PM     2.6        0.5        0.9        1       NONE
24/02 AM     3.0        0.9        0.7        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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
22/12 AM     3.2        1.0        1.1        1       NONE
22/12 PM     2.6        0.4        1.0        1       NONE
23/01 AM     3.2        1.0        1.0        1       NONE
23/01 PM     2.5        0.3        0.9        1       NONE
24/01 AM     2.9        0.7        0.7        1       NONE

LEWISETTA VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 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
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
22/01 AM     2.8        1.3        1.2        1       NONE
22/01 PM     2.5        1.0        1.2        1       NONE
23/02 AM     2.8        1.3        1.2        1       NONE
23/02 PM     2.4        0.9        1.2        1       NONE
24/02 AM     2.5        1.0        0.9        1       NONE

DAHLGREN/COLONIAL BEACH VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 7.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.6 FT, MODERATE 3.1 FT, MAJOR 5.1 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
21/03 PM     2.9        1.0        1.3        1       NONE
22/02 AM     3.1        1.2        1.3        1       NONE
22/04 PM     2.8        0.9        1.2        1       NONE
23/03 AM     3.1        1.2        1.2        1       NONE
23/05 PM     2.6        0.7        1.0        1       NONE
24/04 AM     2.7        0.8        0.8        1       NONE

WINDMILL POINT VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.6 FT, MODERATE 2.1 FT, MAJOR 2.6 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
21/10 PM     2.7        1.3        1.3        1       NONE
22/10 AM     2.2        0.8        1.2        1       NONE
22/11 PM     2.5        1.1        1.1        1       NONE
23/11 AM     2.1        0.7        1.1        1       NONE
23/11 PM     2.3        0.9        0.9        1       NONE
24/12 PM     2.0        0.6        1.0        1       NONE

SAXIS VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.5 FT, MAJOR 6.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.0 FT, MODERATE 3.0 FT, MAJOR 4.0 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
22/12 AM     3.8        1.3        1.2        1       NONE
22/12 PM     3.2        0.7        1.2        1       NONE
23/12 AM     3.8        1.3        1.1       1-2      NONE
23/12 PM     3.0        0.5        1.1        1       NONE
24/01 AM     3.4        0.9        0.7        1       NONE

NASSAWADOX CREEK AT BAYFORD VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.0 FT, MODERATE 1.5 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
21/10 PM     2.8        0.8        1.0        1       NONE
22/10 AM     2.2        0.2        0.8        1       NONE
22/10 PM     2.6        0.6        0.7        2       NONE
23/11 AM     2.1        0.1        0.7       1-2      NONE
23/11 PM     2.5        0.5        0.6        1       NONE
24/11 AM     2.0        0.0        0.6        1       NONE

CHINCOTEAGUE INLET VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 4.5 FT, MODERATE 5.0 FT, MAJOR 6.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.7 FT, MODERATE 2.2 FT, MAJOR 3.2 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
21/07 PM     3.4        0.6        0.5        1       NONE
22/08 AM     2.5       -0.3        0.3        1       NONE
22/08 PM     3.4        0.6        0.3        1       NONE
23/08 AM     2.4       -0.4        0.2        1       NONE
23/09 PM     3.3        0.5        0.2        1       NONE
24/09 AM     2.5       -0.3        0.3        1       NONE

WACHAPREAGUE VA
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 6.5 FT, MODERATE 7.5 FT, MAJOR 8.0 FT
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.0 FT, MODERATE 3.0 FT, MAJOR 3.5 FT

TOTAL      TOTAL    DEPARTURE
DAY/TIME    TIDE       TIDE     FROM NORM   WAVES    FLOOD
FT MLLW    FT MHHW       FT       FT      IMPACT
--------  ---------  ---------  ---------  -------  --------
21/08 PM     5.8        1.3        1.0        1       NONE
22/08 AM     4.4       -0.1        0.8        1       NONE
22/09 PM     5.5        1.0        0.6        1       NONE
23/09 AM     4.1       -0.4        0.5        1       NONE
23/10 PM     5.3        0.8        0.4        1       NONE
24/10 AM     4.1       -0.4        0.5        1       NONE

&&

Attorney General Says Man Convicted of Murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook Will Spend Rest of Life in Prison

Sean Curtis
Sean Curtis
Digital Content Producer

Author email
Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023 Updated Oct 16, 2023

Updated: Delaware Lawmakers Eye Criminal Justice Reform Proposals — Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings.

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings.

GEORGETOWN, DE - Delaware’s Attorney General Kathy Jennings said in a press release Monday that Randon Wilkerson, the man convicted today for the 2021 murder of Delmar police officer Keith Heacook, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

Jennings’ office says this follows a stipulated non-jury trial held today. Wilkerson was convicted of 16 charges including two counts of murder in the first degree.

Heacook Murder Trial: A Brief History

Heacook Murder Trial: A Brief History

The trial for Delmar Corporal Keith Heacook's murder will take place Oct. 16 in a Sussex County courtroom. We revisit the investigation on what happened the morning of April 25, 2021, when the officer was attacked.

“Cpl. Keith Heacook served his Department and his community honorably and faithfully for more than two decades,” said Attorney General Jennings. “He was stolen from us far too soon. We lost that day a father, a husband, a brother, a son, a public servant, and a protector. In the days following his murder, and the vicious assault on two elderly victims, we committed that the Defendant would be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Today, thanks to the tireless work of our prosecutors and law enforcement, that promise can be fulfilled. Cpl. Heacook’s family, his brothers and sisters in Delmar PD, and the entire community of Delmar are in our hearts today.”

The Lasting Reverberations and Legacy of Cpl. Keith Heacook

The Lasting Reverberations and Legacy of Cpl. Keith Heacook

As the murder trial of the man accused of killing Delmar police officer Cpl. Keith Heacook rapidly approaches, the impact of Heacook’s shocking death remains tangible across Delmarva more than two years later.

Wilkerson was found guilty on the following charges:

-Two counts of Murder 1st Degree

-Five counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony

-Three counts of Possession of a Deadly Weapon by a Person Prohibited

-Two counts of Assault 1st Degree

-Burglary 1st Degree

-Assault 3rd Degree

-Terroristic Threatening

-Offensive Touching

Sentencing for Wilkerson is scheduled for December 8th, though the Attorney General said he will receive a life sentence today, October 16th.

WBOC will continue to provide updates on the trial throughout the day. Tune into our 4pm, 6pm, and 7pm WBOC News broadcasts for the latest information.

Sean Curtis

Digital Content Producer

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