Coastal Flood Statement 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Issued

Jun 26, 2006, 1:45 PM EDT (17:45 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 27, 2006, 2:00 AM EDT

Expired

Jun 27, 2006, 2:00 PM EDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

Counties Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WHUS41 KPHI 261745
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
145 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

DEZ003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-271000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0001.060627T0600Z-060627T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
145 PM EDT MON JUN 26 2006

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING...

THE COMBINATION OF A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW BLOWING UP THE
CHESAPEAKE BAY AND RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE CAUSED THE WATER
LEVELS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TO RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS.
RECENT READINGS INDICATE THAT THE TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE RUNNING
BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

THE CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT PATTERN WOULD BRING WATER LEVELS
CLOSE TO 3.5 FT MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF
THE CHESAPEAKE TUESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH TIDE AT CAMBRIDGE WILL BE
AROUND 700 AM, AT TOLCHESTER IS WILL BE AROUND 900 AM AND FURTHEST
NORTH AT CHESAPEAKE CITY, IT WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY AFTER NOON ON
TUESDAY.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING, TAKE
PRECAUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. 

$$

OHARA

000 
WHUS41 KPHI 270942
CFWPHI

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
542 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

DEZ003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-271800-
/O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0001.000000T0000Z-060627T1800Z/
INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
542 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE COMBINATION OF PERSISTENT SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AND THE RECENT
HEAVY RAINS HAVE CAUSED THE WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL
LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION. IN CHESAPEAKE BAY, DELAWARE BAY AND THE
DELAWARE RIVER FROM PHILADELPHIA SOUTH, RECENT READINGS INDICATE
THAT THE TIDAL DEPARTURES ARE RUNNING BETWEEN 1.0 AND 1.5 FEET
ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

HIGH TIDES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAYS. HOWEVER,
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND BECOME GUSTY. WITH
THE STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED, WIDESPREAD MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS
ANTICIPATED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT RECEIVES TIDAL FLOODING... TAKE
PRECAUTIONS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY.

$$

Coastal Flood Statements in Maryland, 2006Coastal Flood Statements in Delaware, 2006Every coastal flood statement in 2006

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.