Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Upper Fairmount, MD ∙ Snow Hill, MD ∙ Assawoman Bay, MD ∙ Wenona, MD ∙ Princess Anne, MD ∙ Showell, MD ∙ Whitehaven, MD ∙ Salisbury Wicomico Regional Airport, MD ∙ Ocean City, MD ∙ West Pocomoke, MD

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Wakefield VA 1229 AM EDT Wed Jul 22 2026 The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Somerset County in southeastern Maryland... Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland... Worcester County in southeastern Maryland... * Until 330 AM EDT. * At 1229 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 to 4 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. 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, Fruitland, Pocomoke City, Princess Anne, University Of Maryland Eastern Shore, Berlin, Snow Hill, West Pocomoke, Westover, Newark, Ocean Pines, Cape Isle Of Wight, Deal Island, Willards, Longridge, Whitesburg, Salisbury-Wicomico, Cokesbury, Lakewood and Whiton. 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. && LAT...LON 3823 7582 3826 7592 3845 7503 3821 7512 3800 7588 3806 7578 3807 7578 3806 7581 3806 7587 3815 7579 3814 7587 3811 7603 3801 7597 3796 7605 3801 7600 3800 7605 3812 7604 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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