Coastal Flood — Inland Worcester, Maryland

2012-10-28 to 2012-10-30 · Inland Worcester, Maryland

Event narrative

Water levels reached 3.0 feet to 4.0 feet above normal in the coastal bays west of Ocean City and Assateague. Several roads were closed by high water, and a number of homes were flooded.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Cyclone Sandy moving northward well off the Mid Atlantic Coast then northwest into extreme southern New Jersey produced very strong northeast winds followed by very strong west or northwest winds. The very strong winds caused moderate to severe coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 418291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.