Bainbridge, MD Weather Warnings

FLOOD ADVISORY

Warning Issue Date:

1006 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

KENT COUNTY IN CENTRAL DELAWARE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DOVER... CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND... TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF EASTON... CECIL COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF ELKTON... KENT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... QUEEN ANNE`S COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE... NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN DELAWARE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...NEWARK...MIDDLETOWN... SUSSEX COUNTY IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN... * UNTIL 600 PM EST SATURDAY * AT 956 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ENTERING THE ADVISED AREA FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN THAT FELL OVERNIGHT. A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3846 7570 3869 7583 3856 7604 3867 7636 3887 7625 3882 7621 3883 7620 3894 7624 3885 7639 3905 7631 3900 7618 3918 7628 3951 7599 3973 7622 3980 7542 3946 7558 3880 7507 3844 7505 $$ KRUZDLO

WIND ADVISORY

Warning Issue Date:

1225 PM EST FRI MAR 12 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. EAST TO NORTHEAST SUSTAINED WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL START DECREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS...RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES...AND SATURATED GROUND WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR WEAK AND SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...TREE LIMBS...AND WIRES TO BE KNOCKED DOWN. AS A RESULT...SOME POWER OUTAGES WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AROUND 45 MPH PR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. WHERE POSSIBLE... DO NOT PARK VEHICLES UNDER TREES. $$

FLOOD WATCH

Warning Issue Date:

343 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2010

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN DELAWARE... DELAWARE BEACHES...INLAND SUSSEX...KENT AND NEW CASTLE. IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT MD...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT. IN NEW JERSEY...ATLANTIC...ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY...CAMDEN...CAPE MAY...COASTAL ATLANTIC...COASTAL OCEAN... CUMBERLAND...EASTERN MONMOUTH...GLOUCESTER...HUNTERDON... MERCER...MIDDLESEX...MORRIS...NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON... OCEAN...SALEM...SOMERSET...SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON...SUSSEX... WARREN AND WESTERN MONMOUTH. IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS... CARBON...CHESTER...DELAWARE...LEHIGH...MONROE...MONTGOMERY... NORTHAMPTON AND PHILADELPHIA. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY DURING SATURDAY. * WIDESPREAD TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THIS STORM... WITH LOCALLY AROUND 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. HIGHEST STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN NEW JERSEY. BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE FLOOD WATCH AREA TODAY. THIS BANDS WILL LIFT SLOWLY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND EXIT NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA LAST TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE REGION THAT WOULD ALSO PRODUCE LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAIN. GIVEN THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN... THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR AREAS OF DANGEROUS FLOODING TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SMALL STREAMS AND POSSIBLY MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE. SMALLER STREAMS WILL RESPOND FIRST TO THE RAINFALL FOLLOWED BY THE LARGER RIVERS. FLOODING COULD BEGIN TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY ALONG FAST RESPONDING CREEKS... WHILE THE LARGER... SLOWER RESPONDING RIVERS COULD SEE FLOODING PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION... THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF FLOODING ON ROADWAYS AND POOR DRAINAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. $$ TFG