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Friday, May 18, 2018

Weather Alert: Flood Warning

The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
  Somerset County in southeastern Maryland...
  Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland...
  Worcester County in southeastern Maryland...
  Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland...

* Until 530 PM EDT Friday

* At 1125 AM EDT, flooding has been reported across the Maryland
  Eastern Shore, especially in Salisbury and Ocean City. Doppler
  radar and rain gauges estimated that 3 to 5 inches of rain has
  fallen since earlier this morning. Rain will continue through the
  afternoon, and may become heavier as additional thunderstorms move
  into the area. An additional 1 to 3 inches of rain is possible
  later this afternoon and this evening.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Salisbury, Cambridge, Ocean City, Fruitland, Pocomoke City,
  Princess Anne, Hurlock, University Of Maryland Eastern Shore,
  Salisbury University, Berlin, Delmar, Snow Hill, Hebron,
  Secretary, Vienna, Westover, Parsonsburg, Newark, Cape Isle Of
  Wight, Ocean Pines and Deal Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

A friend was flooded in her car on Catch Penny Rd, Quantico. Had to exit through her window!