Strong winds behind a cold front caused minor to moderate coastal flooding along central and southern portions of the Chesapeake Bay region, including the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
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Strong winds behind a cold front caused minor to moderate coastal flooding along central and southern portions of the Chesapeake Bay region, including the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 9:01 AM EST, 59 minutes earlier.
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4 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Minor to Moderate coastal flooding occurred across western portions of Somerset county. Water levels reached 4.3 feet MLLW at Bishops Head MD. No property damage was reported, but some minor inundation of property resulted from the high tide.
Moderate coastal flooding occurred across southern portions of Wicomico county. Water levels reached 4.3 feet MLLW at Bishops Head MD. No property damage was reported, but minor flooding of roads, and some inundation of property resulted from the high tide.
Moderate coastal flooding occurred across much of Dorchester county. Water levels reached 4.3 feet MLLW at both Bishops Head and Cambridge. No property damage was reported, but a number of roads were flooded as a result of the high tides.
Minor to Moderate coastal flooding occurred across much of Dorchester county. Water levels reached 3.8 feet MLLW at Bishops Head MD. No property damage was reported, but a few roads in southern Dorchester county were flooded as a result of the high tide.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, February 2016
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 666819, 666816, 666814, 666815.