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Flash Flood Warning 79, NWS Wakefield, VA
NWS Wakefield, VA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 20, 2026, 8:56 PM EDT for Somerset County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Maryland. It was in force for 115 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2026, 8:56 PM EDT (00:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2026, 10:51 PM EDT
- In force
- 115 min
- Issued by
- NWS Wakefield, VA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Somerset County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 8:10 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 20 min |
| Aug 20, 8:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Mecklenburg | 40 min |
| Aug 20, 8:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | AKQ | 84 min | |
| Aug 21, 5:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Camden | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 8:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | AKQ | Wicomico, Worcester | 27 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.