Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Wakefield, VA

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

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WORCESTER MD-
545 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND MINOR FLOODING
  IN...
  WORCESTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND...

* UNTIL 800 PM EDT

* AT 544 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL OVER WORCESTER COUNTY. DOPPLER
  RADAR ESTIMATED ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER PORTIONS
  OF WORCESTER COUNTY.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO
  OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS...IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND
  AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR
  FLOODING INCLUDE...OCEAN CITY...POCOMOKE CITY...BERLIN...CAPE ISLE
  OF WIGHT...NEWARK...OCEAN PINES AND SNOW HILL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 3811 7517 3801 7525 3801 7526 3806 7528
      3811 7521 3820 7518 3823 7521 3813 7528
      3807 7528 3803 7533 3800 7562 3805 7566
      3809 7554 3813 7557 3819 7555 3827 7561
      3829 7537 3835 7530 3846 7533 3845 7504

$$

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