Solomons, Maryland

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
Calvert County in southern Maryland

* until 1030 PM EST

* at 426 PM EST... radar indicated an area of very heavy rain over
the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and the Delmarva Peninsula. This
area of heavy rainfall will move into Calvert County through 6
PM... resulting in around another inch of rainfall.

Some locations that will continue to be affected by the heavy rain
include Chesapeake Beach... Dunkirk... Lusby... North Beach... Prince
Frederick... Calvert Cliffs... Cuckold Creek... Plum Point... Saint
Leonard creek and Sheridan Point.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Most flood deaths occur in automobiles. Never drive your vehicle into
areas where the water covers the roadway. Flood waters are usually
deeper than they appear. Just one foot of flowing water is powerful
enough to sweep vehicles off the Road. When encountering flooded
roads make the smart choice... turn around... dont drown.



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231 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2009

... Coastal Flood Warning in effect until 6 am EST Friday...
... Coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning
through late Friday night...

The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington has
issued a coastal Flood Warning... which is in effect until 6 am
EST Friday. The coastal Flood Advisory is no longer in effect. A
coastal Flood Watch remains in effect from Friday morning through
late Friday night.

Moderate tidal flooding is expected along the Shores of Calvert
and Saint Marys counties tonight. Tidal departures up to 3 feet
can be expected. In relation to the high tide late this morning...
high tide tonight should be about a half foot higher... with
another half foot increase expected for the Friday morning high
tide. Communities around Coltons Point and Saint Georges island
in St Marys... and low lying around around Solomons Island in
Calvert are some of the areas 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...
on the Chesapeake Bay...
Solomons Island... 10:25 PM and 11:19 am...
Point Lookout... 9:35 PM and 10:29 am...

Along the Potomac River...
Wicomico river near Cobb Island... 8:33 PM and 9:13 am...
Coltons Point... 11:11 PM and 11:37 am...
Piney Point... 10:30 PM and 10:56 am...

A coastal Flood Warning means that flooding is occurring or
imminent. Coastal residents in the warned area should be alert
for rising water... and take appropriate action to protect life
and property.

... Flood Watch now in effect through late tonight...

The Flood Watch is now in effect 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.

* Through late tonight

* 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.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 am EST Friday for mainly
coastal portions of Anne Arundel... Calvert and St. Marys counties.

A strong coastal low pressure system will maintain a tight pressure
gradient across southern Maryland. As strong northeast winds over
the Chesapeake Bay continue through late tonight... occasional wind
gusts of 45 to 50 mph can be expected... mainly along the western
shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Winds will diminish gradually late
tonight.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of 45 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.