June 12, 2012|By Scott Dance
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning for Anne Arundel County, effective through 6 a.m. Wednesday.
High tides are expected to be 2 feet above normal, causing "moderate coastline inundation," the warning says. A coastal flood warning means the flooding is expected to be imminent.
Any flooding is expected in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. High tides are expected as follows:
- 12:58 a.m. at the Thomas Point Shoal Light House at the mouth of the South River;
- 1:01 a.m. in Edgewater on the South River;
- 1:04 a.m. at Shady Side on the West River;
- 1:32 a.m. at theU.S. Naval Academyon the Severn River;
- 1:41 a.m. at Sandy Point on the Chesapeake Bay;
- 2:02 a.m. at Brewer Point on the Severn River; and,
- 2:48 a.m. at Mountain Point on the Magothy River.
On the Eastern Shore, meanwhile, Kent, Queen Anne's, Caroline and Talbot counties have been issued a coastal flood statement. "Spotty minor tidal flooding is possible," the statement says, with some risk of flooding on roadways.
Coastal flood advisories are also in effect for Baltimore and Baltimore and Harford counties.
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