Maryland, 2022

Coastal Flood in Maryland, May 9 to 11, 2022

May 9 to 11, 2022 · NWS AKQ · 2 events in 1 county or zone

A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.

A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

What forecasters said that day

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 May 9, 4:25 AM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:25 AM EST, 35 minutes before
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Event by event

2 coastal flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Coastal Flood, Dorchester

When
May 9, 5:00 AM EST to May 11, 11:30 AM EST
Where
Dorchester forecast zone
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Dorchester county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Bishops Head reached 3.74 feet MLLW at 936 am on Tuesday, May 10.

Coastal Flood, Dorchester

When
May 9, 9:12 AM EST to May 10, 11:48 AM EST
Where
Dorchester forecast zone
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Dorchester county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Cambridge reached 3.58 feet MLLW at 1106 am on Monday, May 9.

What these are

Coastal Flood
Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

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: 1033739, 1033740.