Coastal Flood — Wicomico, Maryland

2025-10-12 · Wicomico, Maryland

Event narrative

A coastal low lingering off the Southeast coast on October 12 resulted in a prolonged period of elevated northeast to north winds across the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters. This led to moderate coastal flooding across Wicomico County on October 12. Bishops Head reached 3.75 ft MLLW at 518 PM EST on October 12. Crisfield reached 4.04 ft MLLW at 424 PM EST on October 12.

Wider weather episode

A coastal low formed off of the Southeast coast on October 11 and slowly tracked north into October 13 before moving offshore. Meanwhile, a strong 1035mb area of high pressure lingered over the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. This resulted in a prolonged period of strong northeast to north winds across the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters, which allowed for widespread moderate coastal flooding across the lower Maryland Eastern Shore on October 12 into October 13.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1297143. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.