Coastal Flood Watch
NWS Wakefield VA ยท US
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Coastal Flood Watch In Effect From Wednesday Afternoon Through Late Thursday Night
- Event
- Coastal Flood Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Up to two to three feet of inundation above ground level possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Where
In Maryland, Inland Worcester County. In Virginia, Accomack and Northampton Counties.
When
From Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night.
Impacts
Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure may be inundated. Some shoreline erosion may occur.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Inland Worcester
- Accomack County, VA
- Northampton County, VA
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Wakefield VA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~58s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M32K9XG88T4RPSWPA12ZCA8V
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6c5803439c82bb5a0d7151352206ff4f5d09d5b4.005.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Wakefield VA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAKQ
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.595
- WMO heading
- XOUS51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | CFA |
| NationalWeatherService | CFA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWAKQ |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS41 KAKQ 211822 |
| NWSheadline | COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KAKQ.CF.A.0002.260923T2000Z-260925T0800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T04:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Inland Worcester
- Accomack County, VA
- Northampton County, VA
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 024047 |
| SAME | 051001 |
| SAME | 051131 |
| UGC | MDZ024 |
| UGC | VAZ099 |
| UGC | VAZ100 |