Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 13 at 4:43AM EDT until September 13 at 7:45AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 13, 2026 - 1:43am
Expires:
September 13, 2026 - 4:45am
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Eastern Worcester County in southeastern Maryland...
* Until 745 AM EDT.
* At 443 AM EDT, Doppler radar 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 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 indicated.
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, Cape Isle Of Wight, Ocean
Pines, Cedartown, Ironshire, Public Landing, Mount Wesley, Boxiron,
Ocean City Municipality, West Ocean City, Girdletree, Stockton and
Goodwill.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Worcester, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov