Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued July 22 at 3:50AM EDT until July 22 at 5:15AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 22, 2026 - 12:50am
Expires:
July 22, 2026 - 2:15am
Description:
FFWAKQ
The National Weather Service in Wakefield has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Somerset County in southeastern Maryland...
Southern Worcester County in southeastern Maryland...
Northern Accomack County in southeastern Virginia...
* Until 515 AM EDT.
* At 350 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 3 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Pocomoke City, Parksley, West Pocomoke, Marion Station, Lawsonia,
Bloxom, Saxis, Hallwood, Oak Hall, New Church, Temperanceville,
Atlantic, Assawoman, Beaver Dam, Horntown, Mappsville, Shelltown,
Wallops Island, Sanford and Nelsonia.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when
water begins rising.
Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS
Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
Area Description:
Somerset, MD; Worcester, MD; Accomack, VA
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
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