Coastal Flood Warning

NWS Wakefield VA · US

Updated

Details

Coastal Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 AM EDT Friday

Event: Coastal Flood Warning
Issued: 2026-09-23 19:40:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-09-23 22:00:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-09-24 03:45:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-09-25 08:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

One to two feet of inundation above ground level expected in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

Where

Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.

When

From 6 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Friday.

Impacts

Widespread flooding of vulnerable areas will result in an elevated threat of property damage to homes and businesses near the waterfront and shoreline. Water will be 1 to 2 feet above ground level in some areas resulting in a sufficient depth to close numerous roads and threaten homes and businesses. Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront along tidal rivers and bays resulting in some road closures and flooding of vehicles.

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

Dorchester County, MD
Wicomico County, MD
Somerset County, MD

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Wakefield VA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-09-23 19:40:45 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~45s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M37WHSQVMVRR9TX5GRSBJ9VH
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fccfa5eacc001e28fa712698aec02850731a6c58.008.1
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.2574
WMO heading: XOUS51
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 51

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fb08451fffcdce237165cb20524fd76285e6f985.008.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 18:01:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b02e2c608013975a5d39f7505488b2583b39b2e1.008.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 10:25:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3a021ee01383b2b7d708f4f29cb4cf58928d7904.002.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-23 05:53:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f98819af94e02cf729b986fcdf4d12b4018eb3ba.008.2
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 18:57:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e6af992646e51250bdfb0808167ac1fa9ecb6df.008.1
Sender: w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Sent: 2026-09-22 23:34:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	CFW
NationalWeatherService	CFW

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWAKQ
WMOidentifier	WHUS41 KAKQ 231940
NWSheadline	COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
EAS-ORG	WXR
VTEC	/O.CON.KAKQ.CF.W.0002.260923T2200Z-260925T0800Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-09-25T04:00:00-04:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b02e2c608013975a5d39f7505488b2583b39b2e1.008.1,2026-09-23T06:25:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3a021ee01383b2b7d708f4f29cb4cf58928d7904.002.2,2026-09-23T01:53:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f98819af94e02cf729b986fcdf4d12b4018eb3ba.008.2,2026-09-22T14:57:00-04:00 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov,urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4e6af992646e51250bdfb0808167ac1fa9ecb6df.008.1,2026-09-22T19:34:00-04:00

Locations

Location data

Dorchester County, MD
Wicomico County, MD
Somerset County, MD

Name	Value
SAME	024019
SAME	024045
SAME	024039
UGC	MDZ021
UGC	MDZ022
UGC	MDZ023