Special Marine Warning Issued for Chesapeake Bay Areas
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NOAA issued it on August 8, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC has issued a Special Marine Warning for portions of the Chesapeake Bay and nearby rivers due to strong thunderstorms producing wind gusts of 34 knots or greater.
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- Record type
- Special Marine Warning
- Affected area
- Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
- Issued
- August 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Marine notices apply to named waters or shoreline zones. They may not describe conditions on land, even when the nearest place name is the same.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
Alert Details
Special Marine Warning issued by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC. Effective from 12:56 PM EDT August 8, 2026 until 3:00 PM EDT August 8, 2026.
Affected Areas
Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD; Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD; Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor; Chester River to Queenstown MD.
What You Should Do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Expected Conditions
Strong thunderstorms located along a line extending from 14 nm west of Middle River to 17 nm west of Back River to 19 nm west of Fort Smallwood State Park, moving east at 35 knots. Hazard includes wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
Timeline
Alert effective immediately on August 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM EDT and expires at 3:00 PM EDT the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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