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WGUS81 KAKQ 231819
FLSAKQ
FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
219 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2023
MDC039-045-047-232130-
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SOMERSET MD-WICOMICO MD-WORCESTER MD-
219 PM EDT SAT SEP 23 2023
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST MARYLAND, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, SOMERSET, WICOMICO AND WORCESTER.
* WHEN...UNTIL 530 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 219 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 2 AND 3.5 INCHES OF
RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR
FLOODING.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SALISBURY, OCEAN CITY, FRUITLAND, SALISBURY UNIVERSITY,
BERLIN, DELMAR, SNOW HILL, HEBRON, PARSONSBURG, NEWARK, OCEAN
PINES, CAPE ISLE OF WIGHT, PITTSVILLE, WILLARDS, MARDELA
SPRINGS, POWELLVILLE, WHITON, SALISBURY-WICOMICO, LONGRIDGE
AND MELSON.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
LAT...LON 3844 7583 3849 7578 3849 7570 3846 7569
3845 7503 3832 7506 3830 7508 3813 7515
3814 7522 3819 7521 3820 7523 3819 7523
3815 7525 3817 7527 3815 7528 3826 7579
3840 7585 3844 7582
WRAY
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