NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCMA.W 0266September 4, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River and 2 more
The National Weather Service office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued a special marine warning for Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River and 2 more, which was in force until 1:30 a.m. local time on September 4. It was the 266th special marine warning the NWS office in Baltimore MD/Washington issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.5 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Baltimore MD/Washington DC
- Area
- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD, Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA, Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River and 2 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:00 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 a.m. EDT, September 4, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLWX MA.W 0266
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWLWX The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA... Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD... Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River... Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD... Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island... * Until 130 AM EDT. * At 1200 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Calvert Cliffs to near Deep Hole, moving east at 25 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Boaters in small craft could be thrown overboard by suddenly higher winds and waves capsizing their vessel. * Locations impacted include... Greenwell State Park, Hooper Island Light, Deep Hole, Nanticoke River Mouth, Solomons Island, Cuckold Creek, Town Creek, Taylors Island, Drum Point, Honga River, Fishing Bay, Point No Point, James Island, Calvert Cliffs, Flag Harbor, The Targets, Richland Point Buoy, Bivalve, and Deal Island.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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