Alert: Flood Advisory issued July 30 at 9:55AM EDT expiring July 30 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

Event: Flood Advisory
Sender Name: NWS Wakefield VA
Issued: 2018-07-30T09:55:00-04:00
Expires: 2018-07-30T13:00:00-04:00
Description: The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a

* Flood Advisory for Minor Flooding in Poor Drainage Areas for…
Somerset County in southeastern Maryland…
Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland…
Southwestern Worcester County in southeastern Maryland…
Dorchester County in southeastern Maryland…
Accomack County in southeastern Virginia…
Southeastern Middlesex County in eastern Virginia…
Northern Northampton County in eastern Virginia…
Southeastern Northumberland County in eastern Virginia…
Eastern Mathews County in eastern Virginia…
Southeastern Lancaster County in eastern Virginia…

* Until 100 PM EDT.

* At 952 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain that will cause
minor flooding. Rainfall up to 2 inches is possible and combined
with locally heavy rain earlier this morning will increase the
threat for flooding. Overflowing low lying and poor drainage areas
will result in minor flooding in the advisory area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Salisbury, Cambridge, Mathews, Fruitland, Pocomoke City, Princess
Anne, Hurlock, Salisbury University, University Of Maryland Eastern
Shore, Laurel, Delmar, Onancock, Hebron, Parksley, Tangier,
Sharptown, Secretary, Onley, Vienna and Westover.

Instruction: Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

A Flood Advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding
of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent.

Link to more Info: http://www.weather.gov
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Categories: Met,
Area Description: Accomack, VA; Lancaster, VA; Northumberland, VA; Mathews, VA; Dorchester, MD; Worcester, MD; Wicomico, MD; Northampton, VA; Middlesex, VA; Somerset, MD

Message Identifier: NWS-IDP-PROD-3015874-2704774
CAP MessageType: Alert