Aug 9, 2024
The combination of high pressure centered well off the East Coast and Tropical Cyclone Debby tracking northward across western North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania from Thursday, August 8th through Friday, August 9th, resulted in very strong southeast or south winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1214071). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dorchester County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.