Coastal Flood in Somerset, Maryland

Coastal Flood March 9, 2024 – March 10, 2024 · Somerset, Maryland

What the National Weather Service wrote

Intensifying low pressure tracked from the Southeast United States northeast to just off the New England coast from Saturday, March 9th into Sunday, March 10th. The low produced very strong southeast or south winds, followed by west or northwest winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Somerset county adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. Crisfield reached 4.21 feet MLLW at 1130 pm on Saturday, March 9, and 4.05 feet MLLW at 118 pm on Sunday, March 10.

The wider storm

Intensifying low pressure tracked from the Southeast United States northeast to just off the New England coast from Saturday, March 9th into Sunday, March 10th. The low produced very strong southeast or south winds, followed by west or northwest winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1169893. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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