🌤️ Delmarva Afternoon Update — Sunday, July 12, 2026
Coastal Flood Statement now added for Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, Accomack, and Northampton through early Monday morning — tidal flooding, not rainfall.
What's Changed Since This Morning: NWS Wakefield issued a new Coastal Flood Statement at 2:46 PM covering the lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia's Eastern Shore, joining the Coastal Flood Advisories already in place for New Castle, Kent, Inland Sussex, and the Delaware Beaches. SPC keeps a General Thunderstorms area over Cape Charles for Day 1, with no organized severe risk. Otherwise the afternoon has trended quiet across the sampled points.
Current Severe Weather Picture: SPC has Delmarva outside any categorical severe risk today, with only general thunder potential clipping the southern tip near Cape Charles. Day 2 shows no organized convective threat. Per-point PoPs are running 0–4% from Wilmington down through Chincoteague, so most of the region stays dry this afternoon under a mostly cloudy to partly sunny sky. Mount Holly notes a low 15–30% chance of a shower or isolated storm across northern/western zones.
Active Watches & Warnings:
- Coastal Flood Advisory — Kent, Inland Sussex, Delaware Beaches until 11:00 PM EDT
- Coastal Flood Advisory — New Castle until 12:00 AM EDT
- Coastal Flood Statement — Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, Accomack, Northampton until 3:00 AM EDT Monday
Through Tonight: Minor tidal flooding is the headline with this evening's high tide along the Atlantic coast and Delaware Bay — expect some splashover on vulnerable roads and low-lying areas. Highs top out in the low-to-mid 80s (near 79°F at Ocean City), with a persistent east wind of 10–17 mph holding the beaches cooler overnight.
Bottom Line: Quiet weather inland, but watch the tide gauges tonight from the Delaware Bay south through Virginia's Eastern Shore.
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