Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect Friday morning through Friday night... Occasional rain will impact lower southern Maryland overnight. Additional rainfall amounts around one tenth of an inch are expected across Charles County through 3 am. Winds of 15 to 25 mph...with a few gusts to 35 mph are expected.
Forecast for Charles
Updated: 10:03 PM EST on November 12, 2009
Coastal Flood Warning in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
Flood Watch in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
Coastal Flood Watch in effect from 6 am EST Friday through late Friday night...
Overnight
Rain. Breezy with lows in the upper 40s. North winds 20 to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday
Rain...mainly in the morning. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
... Flood Watch remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of southern Maryland and central Virginia... including the following areas... in southern Maryland... Calvert... Charles and St. Marys. In central Virginia... King George.
* Until 6 am EST Friday
* prolonged periods of light to moderate rain will continue through tonight and may cause small creeks to overflow into roadways
* flooded roadways and creeks
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
958 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009
... Coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday... ... Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 am EST Friday through late Friday night...
A coastal Flood Warning remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday. A coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from 6 am EST Friday through late Friday night.
Moderate tidal flooding is expected along the Shores of Calvert and Saint Marys counties overnight. Tidal departures around 3 feet above normal can be expected. Communities around Coltons Point and Saint Georges island in St Marys... and low lying areas around Solomons Island in Calvert are some of the locations expected to have significant flooding impacts. Flooding impacts will likely persist during times of high tide into the weekend.
Here are the times of the next high tides for a few locations from north to south... on the Chesapeake Bay... Solomons Island... 10:25 PM and 11:19 am... Point Lookout... 9:35 PM and 10:29 am...
Now along the Potomac River... Wicomico river near Cobb Island... 9:13 am and 9:29 PM... Coltons Point... 11:11 PM and 11:37 am... Piney Point... 10:30 PM and 10:56 am
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:51 PM EST on November 12, 2009
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 24 hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available on our home Page at weather.Gov/Baltimore
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Location storm total time/date comments rainfall of (inches) measurement
Maryland
... Anne Arundel County... Balto/wash Intl 1.21 533 PM 11/12