Weather Alerts For Chincoteague, VA

# HEADLINE -------------------- COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON # SUMMARY -------------------- CAMBRIDGE MD MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.5 FT, MODERATE 2.0 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 25/03 AM 3.1 1.1 1.1 1 NONE 25/04 PM 3.4 1.4 1.1 1 NONE 26/04 AM 2.9 0.9 0.9 1 NONE 26/04 PM 3.1 1.1 0.8 1 NONE 27/05 AM 2.7 0.7 0.7 1 NONE 27/05 PM 2.6 0.6 0.3 1 NONE BISHOPS HEAD MD MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.7 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.1 FT, MODERATE 1.6 FT, MAJOR 2.1 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 25/01 PM 3.4 1.3 1.1 1 MINOR 26/01 AM 3.0 0.9 1.0 1 NONE 26/02 PM 3.3 1.2 0.9 1 MINOR 27/02 AM 2.8 0.7 0.8 1 NONE 27/02 PM 3.0 0.9 0.6 1 NONE CRISFIELD MD MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.5 FT, MODERATE 4.0 FT, MAJOR 5.0 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.3 FT, MODERATE 1.8 FT, MAJOR 2.8 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 25/12 PM 3.4 1.2 1.2 1 NONE 26/01 AM 3.0 0.8 1.1 1 NONE 26/01 PM 3.3 1.1 0.9 1 NONE 27/01 AM 2.7 0.5 0.9 1 NONE 27/02 PM 3.2 1.0 0.7 1 NONE NASSAWADOX CREEK AT BAYFORD VA MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.0 FT, MODERATE 3.5 FT, MAJOR 4.5 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.0 FT, MODERATE 1.5 FT, MAJOR 2.5 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 25/10 AM 3.1 1.1 0.9 1 MINOR 25/10 PM 2.5 0.5 0.8 1 NONE 26/11 AM 2.9 0.9 0.6 1 NONE 26/11 PM 2.3 0.3 0.6 1 NONE 27/12 PM 2.9 0.9 0.5 1-2 NONE 28/12 AM 2.3 0.3 0.6 1 NONE TANGIER ISLAND VA MLLW CATEGORIES - MINOR 3.2 FT, MODERATE 3.8 FT, MAJOR 4.2 FT MHHW CATEGORIES - MINOR 1.4 FT, MODERATE 1.9 FT, MAJOR 2.4 FT TOTAL TOTAL DEPARTURE DAY/TIME TIDE TIDE FROM NORM WAVES FLOOD FT MLLW FT MHHW FT FT IMPACT -------- --------- --------- --------- ------- -------- 25/12 PM 3.3 1.5 1.4 1 MINOR 26/12 AM 2.8 1.0 1.3 1 NONE 26/12 PM 3.0 1.1 1.1 1 NONE 27/01 AM 2.5 0.6 1.0 1 NONE 27/01 PM 2.9 1.1 0.9 1 NONE # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. WHERE In Maryland, Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties. In Virginia, Accomack County. WHEN From 10 AM EDT this morning through this afternoon. IMPACTS Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline. ISSUED AT Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Wakefield VA HEADER Coastal Hazard Message # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Do not drive through flooded roadways. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Accomack, Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico