Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 12:29AM EDT until July 22 at 3:30AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 9:29pm
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
FFWAKQ
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.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Somerset, MD; Wicomico, MD; Worcester, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: