Coastal Flood Warning
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC ยท US
Details
Coastal Flood Advisory Now In Effect Until 6 PM EDT This Evening... ...Coastal Flood Warning In Effect From 9 PM This Evening To 4 AM EDT Thursday... ...Coastal Flood Watch Now In Effect From Late Tonight Through Friday Afternoon
- Event
- Coastal Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low lying areas due to tidal flooding. For the Coastal Flood Warning, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low lying areas due to tidal flooding. For the Coastal Flood Watch, up to one foot of inundation above ground level possible in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.
Where
Shoreline in St. Marys County.
When
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 6 PM EDT this evening, especially around the time of high tide. For the Coastal Flood Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Thursday, especially around the time of high tide. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late tonight through Friday afternoon, especially around the time of high tide.
Impacts
At 3.5 feet, water covers roads on Saint George Island, is in yards, and is approaching structures. To the east, inundation is occurring at multiple marinas off St. Mary's River, Smith Creek, and Jutland Creek.
Additional details
Tides two to three feet above normal. The next high tide at Coltons Point is at 1:31 PM and 1:46 AM. The next high tide at Piney Point is at 12:55 PM and 1:10 AM. The next high tide at Point Lookout is at 11:43 AM and 12:04 AM.
Instructions
Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. If travel is required, do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.
Affected areas
- St. Marys
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~53s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M374MN5NPW9P3EYNK6491RNC
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4072cf7e18df95e72cdf6c954e23a78a4e00c62f.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLWX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.930
- 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 | CFW |
| NationalWeatherService | CFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWLWX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS41 KLWX 231242 |
| NWSheadline | COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KLWX.CF.W.0002.260924T0100Z-260924T0800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-24T04:00:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- St. Marys
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 024037 |
| UGC | MDZ017 |