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Flood — Worcester, MD

Oct 9, 2016

The combination of a cold front moving through the Mid Atlantic and Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced heavy rain which caused flooding across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from early Sunday morning, October 9th into early Tuesday evening, October 11th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 664210). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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