Alert archive / Maryland / Coastal Flood Statements in 2012
Coastal Flood Statement 8, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this coastal flood statement at May 7, 2012, 3:59 AM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2012, 3:59 AM EDT (07:59 UTC)
- Expired
- May 7, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 898 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
595 WHUS41 KPHI 070759 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 359 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 DEZ001-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-070900- /O.EXP.KPHI.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120507T0800Z/ NEW CASTLE-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 359 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... $$ DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>024-027-071600- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0006.120508T0000Z-120508T0500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 359 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF LOWER DELAWARE BAY...ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY. THIS INCLUDES THE BACK BAYS AND INLETS. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON THE OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1130 PM. HIGH TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS AND THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR LATER. * IMPACTS...AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL SEE MINOR FLOODING. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ MDZ012-015-019-071300- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0008.120507T0759Z-120507T1300Z/ KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- 359 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SHORE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN CAMBRIDGE AROUND 530 AM...AND HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT TOLCHESTER BEACH AROUND 825 AM. * IMPACTS...AREAS MOST PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING MAY SEE SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. $$ HAYES
3 follow-up statements
763 WHUS41 KPHI 070807 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 407 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 NJZ025-026-071615- /O.EXA.KPHI.CF.Y.0006.120508T0000Z-120508T0500Z/ COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- 407 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF LOWER DELAWARE BAY...ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY. THIS INCLUDES THE BACK BAYS AND INLETS. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON THE OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1130 PM. HIGH TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS AND THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR LATER. * IMPACTS...AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL SEE MINOR FLOODING. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * SEAS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>024-027-071615- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0006.120508T0000Z-120508T0500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 407 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF LOWER DELAWARE BAY...ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY. THIS INCLUDES THE BACK BAYS AND INLETS. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON THE OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1130 PM. HIGH TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS AND THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR LATER. * IMPACTS...AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL SEE MINOR FLOODING. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ MDZ012-015-019-071300- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-120507T1300Z/ KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- 407 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SHORE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN CAMBRIDGE AROUND 530 AM...AND HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT TOLCHESTER BEACH AROUND 825 AM. * IMPACTS...AREAS MOST PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING MAY SEE SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * SEAS... $$
551 WHUS41 KPHI 070942 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 542 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-071745- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0006.120508T0000Z-120508T0500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 542 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATION...COASTAL AREAS OF LOWER DELAWARE BAY...ALONG THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY. THIS INCLUDES THE BACK BAYS AND INLETS. * COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON THE OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1130 PM. HIGH TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS AND THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR LATER. * IMPACTS...AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL SEE MINOR FLOODING. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-071745- /O.NEW.KPHI.CF.S.0009.120508T0400Z-120508T0800Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 542 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATION...CENTRAL AND UPPER DELAWARE BAY...AS WELL AS THE TIDAL PORTION OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. * COASTAL FLOODING...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT REEDY POINT DELAWARE AROUND 110 AM TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE IN PHILADELPHIA OCCURS AROUND 345 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE MOST VULNERABLE COULD EXPERIENCE SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. $$ MDZ012-015-019-071300- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-120507T1300Z/ KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- 542 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...THE EASTERN SHORE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS IN CAMBRIDGE AROUND 530 AM...AND HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT TOLCHESTER BEACH AROUND 825 AM. * IMPACTS...AREAS MOST PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING MAY SEE SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING. $$
077 WHUS41 KPHI 071257 CFWPHI COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 857 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 MDZ012-015-019-071400- /O.EXP.KPHI.CF.S.0008.000000T0000Z-120507T1300Z/ KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT- 857 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 THE WATER LEVELS ALONG THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE DURING THIS MORNINGS HIGH TIDE REMAINED WELL UNDER MINOR FLOOD THRESHOLDS. $$ DEZ003-004-NJZ012>014-020-022>027-072100- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.Y.0006.120508T0000Z-120508T0500Z/ INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- 857 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS ON THE OCEAN AND RARITAN BAY BETWEEN 900 PM AND 1130 PM. HIGH TIDES IN THE BACK BAYS AND THE LOWER DELAWARE BAY WILL OCCUR LATER. * IMPACTS...AREAS PRONE TO MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL SEE MINOR FLOODING. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BE CLOSED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OFTEN RESULTS IN SOME ROADS CLOSURES. USUALLY...THE MOST VULNERABLE ROADWAYS WILL FLOOD. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AT A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO TIDAL FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS. YOU WILL BE PUTTING YOURSELF IN DANGER AND YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE DAMAGED...LEADING TO COSTLY REPAIR. FOR A LIST OF THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TIDE HEIGHTS IN YOUR COUNTY PLEASE GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI/TIDES.HTM (ALL IN LOWER CASE). && $$ DEZ001-002-NJZ016>019-021-PAZ070-071-072100- /O.CON.KPHI.CF.S.0009.120508T0400Z-120508T0800Z/ NEW CASTLE-KENT-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CUMBERLAND-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- 857 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012 ...SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS AT REEDY POINT DELAWARE AROUND 110 AM TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH TIDE IN PHILADELPHIA OCCURS AROUND 345 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCALES COULD EXPERIENCE SPOTTY MINOR TIDAL FLOODING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:39 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 18 hr |
Nearby
Coastal Flood Statements in Maryland, 2012Every coastal flood statement in 2012
Sources
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.