984  
WHUS41 KLWX 151645  
CFWLWX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
1245 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
MDZ014-160300-  
/O.NEW.KLWX.CF.A.0001.260316T1700Z-260317T0200Z/  
ANNE ARUNDEL-  
1245 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
MONDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...UP TO ONE FOOT OF INUNDATION ABOVE GROUND LEVEL  
POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS DUE TO TIDAL FLOODING.  
 
* WHERE...SHORELINE IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING,  
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 3.2 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO APPROACH BUSINESSES ON  
DOCK STREET IN ANNAPOLIS. THE CITY DOCK PARKING LOT IS  
FLOODED. COMPROMISE STREET IS FLOODED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TIDES TWO TO TWO AND A HALF FEET ABOVE  
NORMAL. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IS AT  
3:50 PM AND 3:42 AM.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE  
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF  
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE  
PROPERTY.  
 
 
 
TIME OF HIGH TOTAL TIDES ARE APPROXIMATE TO THE NEAREST HOUR.  
 
SEVERN RIVER AT ANNAPOLIS  
MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 2.6 FT, MODERATE 3.3 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT  
MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.2 FT, MODERATE 1.9 FT, MAJOR 3.6 FT  
 
TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE  
DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD  
FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT  
-------- --------- --------- --------- ------- --------  
15/03 PM 1.4 -0.0 0.5 1.0 NONE  
16/04 AM 2.0 0.6 1.2 2.0 NONE  
16/05 PM 3.3 1.9 2.4 2.0 MODERATE  
17/04 PM 0.8 -0.6 0.0 0.5 NONE  
18/05 AM 0.5 -0.9 -0.5 0.5 NONE  
 
 
 
 
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