Coastal Flood Advisory now a Warning
Low pressure and persistent winds from the east and southeast are pushing/drawing water up the bay, pumping today's high tides Thursday two to three feet above normal.
UPDATE, 12:45 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued Flood Warnings for urban areas and small streams in Baltimore City and County, Anne Arundel Howard and Harford counties until 4:30 p.m.:
"AT 1234 PM EST RADAR ESTIMATES AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE OVER
AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST SIX HOURS IN THE BALTIMORE
METRO REGION.
" NUMEROUS AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE RISEN OWING TO THE RAINFALL
AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS MORE RAIN CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON.
" A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY."
EARLIER: The weather service has also replaced Coast Flood Advisories with Coastal Flood Warnings on the Western Shore. Here's how the tide gauge at Baltimore is looking just after 11 a.m.
The Coastal Flood Warning is in effect until 3 a.m. Friday. Here some high tide times for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake, from the NWS:
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...1:13 PM AND 1:32 AM...
BOWLEY BAR...10:51 AM AND 11:10 PM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...10:00 AM AND 10:19 PM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...8:49 PM...
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...7:32 PM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...5:41 PM...
POINT LOOKOUT...4:51 PM...
"A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY."
Rainfall amounts have now topped one inch in many locations around the region. We have 1.35 inches here at The Sun's weather station, at Calvert and Centre streets. The CoCoRahs Network is reporting 1.22 inches at Severna Park at 10:35 a.m., and 1 inch at Odenton at 10 a.m.
The weather service is predicting another half to three-quarters of an inch this afternoon at BWI-Marshall Airport. One to two inches more is possible overnight before sunshine returns on Friday.
Here are more Maryland rainfall totals from the NWS. Please note the times.
MARYLAND
...ALLEGANY COUNTY...
1 N FROSTBURG 2.10 700 AM 3/10 CO-OP OBSERVER
1 SSE CRESAPTOWN-BEL 1.58 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SSE CUMBERLAND 1.49 800 AM 3/10 CO-OP OBSERVER
...ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...
3 SSW SOUTH GATE 0.73 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
3 ESE PASADENA 0.67 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 E SEVERN 0.61 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
3 E LAUREL 0.55 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SE DEALE 0.54 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...BALTIMORE COUNTY...
1 E KINGSVILLE 0.94 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
3 WNW BALDWIN 0.90 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SW TOWSON 0.89 830 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SW LONG GREEN 0.80 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 NNE ROSEDALE 0.76 730 AM 3/10 TRAINED SPOTTER
2 NE TOWSON 0.76 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 ESE WHITE MARSH 0.75 600 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SW JACKSONVILLE 0.72 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 NE JACKSONVILLE 0.71 656 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
NE REISTERSTOWN 0.58 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
REISTERSTOWN 0.56 730 AM 3/10 CO-OP OBSERVER
2 WNW CATONSVILLE 0.52 635 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...CALVERT COUNTY...
1 W PRINCE FREDERICK 0.50 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...CARROLL COUNTY...
2 SE ELDERSBURG 0.62 649 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
SE MOUNT AIRY 0.44 630 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
3 NE TANEYTOWN 0.39 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
4 NE TANEYTOWN 0.35 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 W WESTMINSTER 0.31 600 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...CHARLES COUNTY...
3 WNW LA PLATA 0.74 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SW BRYANS ROAD 0.53 630 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 W WALDORF 0.44 415 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...FREDERICK COUNTY...
1 SSE THURMONT 1.59 845 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
7 ENE FREDERICK 0.31 910 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
4 SSW FREDERICK 0.25 630 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...HARFORD COUNTY...
3 NNE KINGSVILLE 1.04 815 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 W BEL AIR 0.91 830 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
SE WHITEFORD 0.85 730 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
3 WNW FALLSTON 0.79 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
NORRISVILLE 0.75 700 AM 3/10 TRAINED SPOTTER
...HOWARD COUNTY...
1 SE MARRIOTTSVILLE 0.61 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 W ELKRIDGE 0.61 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
3 NW COLUMBIA 0.61 730 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 W COLUMBIA 0.58 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 WNW ELLICOTT CITY 0.52 730 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 WSW ELLICOTT CITY 0.52 657 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 SSE SYKESVILLE 0.49 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
1 N WHITE OAK 0.64 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 N SILVER SPRING 0.64 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 NE WHEATON-GLENMON 0.62 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 NNW TAKOMA PARK 0.59 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 W COLESVILLE 0.57 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 SE NORBECK 0.51 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 ESE ROSSMOOR 0.50 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 W ROCKVILLE 0.45 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY...
7 ESE BRANDYWINE 0.79 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 SE SUITLAND 0.75 730 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
ESE CAMP SPRINGS 0.73 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 NNW CAMP SPRINGS 0.72 730 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 W FORESTVILLE 0.64 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
2 SE FOREST HEIGHTS 0.62 645 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 W OXON HILL 0.59 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 E BOWIE 0.56 530 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...ST. MARYS COUNTY...
4 ENE CHARLOTTE HALL 0.94 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 NNW COLTONS POINT 0.41 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
4 E HOLLYWOOD 0.32 700 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
SSE TALL TIMBERS 0.31 800 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
1 NE LEONARDTOWN 0.31 600 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
SW PARK HALL 0.18 645 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
3 ENE WILLIAMSPORT 0.40 413 AM 3/10 COCORAHS
