NWS Wakefield VAFF.W 0083August 28, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Somerset and Wicomico, MD
The National Weather Service office in Wakefield issued a flash flood warning for Somerset and Wicomico in Maryland, which was in force until 3:30 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 83rd flash flood warning the NWS office in Wakefield issued in 2026. Maryland had 12 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 13 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Maryland's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wakefield VA
- Area
- Somerset and Wicomico
- State
- Maryland
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:28 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 3:30 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KAKQ FF.W 0083
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
FFWAKQ The National Weather Service in Wakefield has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northeastern Somerset County in southeastern Maryland... Wicomico County in southeastern Maryland... * Until 330 PM EDT. * At 1228 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Salisbury, Fruitland, Salisbury University, Shad Point, Lakewood, Allen and Chesapeake Heights.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding by calling 757-899-2415, posting to the NWS Wakefield Facebook page, or using X @NWSWAKEFIELDVA.
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