Coastal Flood — Calvert, Maryland

2024-01-09 to 2024-01-10 · Calvert, Maryland

Event narrative

The Solomons Island NOS tide gauge reached a crest of 4.37' MLLW at 1236 AM on Jan 10th making it the fourth highest crest on record at this location. Lead time for this event was 30.9 hours.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure tracked from the mid MS River Valley on Jan 9th to the Northeast U.S. Jan 10th. A very strong pressure gradient ahead of the low pressure center resulted in a long period of strong southerly winds gusting up to 55 mph that raised water levels to major levels at several locations along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161005. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.