The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Somerset County in southeastern Maryland...
Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland...
Northwestern Worcester County in southeastern Maryland...
* Until midnight EDT.
* At 856 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between
1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2
inches in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts up to 2 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Salisbury, Ocean City, Fruitland, Princess Anne, Salisbury
University, University Of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin,
Parsonsburg, West Pocomoke, Newark, Westover, Ocean Pines, Cape
Isle Of Wight, Deal Island, Pittsville, Willards, Longridge,
Salisbury-Wicomico, Lakewood and Chesapeake Heights.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
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FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED;
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES
