Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Ocean Pines, MD ∙ Berlin, MD ∙ Ocean City, MD ∙ Newark, MD ∙ West Ocean City, MD ∙ Ocean City Municipal Airport, MD

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1224 PM EDT Thu Jul 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Worcester County in southeastern Maryland... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 1224 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Up to 2 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch 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... Ocean City, Berlin, Snow Hill, Newark, Ocean Pines, Cape Isle Of Wight, Ironshire, Whiton, Ocean City Municipality, West Ocean City and Whitesburg. 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 Twitter @NWSWAKEFIELDVA. && LAT...LON 3823 7559 3829 7545 3829 7537 3832 7536 3837 7525 3842 7503 3832 7506 3830 7508 3827 7509 3814 7552 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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