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Experimental National Water Center Products: The National Hydrologic Discussion, Area Hydrologic Discussion, and Flood Hazard Outlook, and real-time geospatial services depicting River Forecast Center and National Water Model forecasts, continue to be accessible via https://www.weather.gov/owp/operations, as described in the StoryMap here.

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NOTE:  Please refer to Coastal Flood Advisories and Warnings for official water level forecasts during periods of coastal flooding.  During tropical cyclones, please refer here for additional storm surge information. NOTE: Forecasts for the Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW) are issued routinely year-round. Vertical Datum references a tidal datum...for more information see Tides and Currents .

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 5 Moderate Flood Stage: 4 Flood Stage: 3 Action Stage: 2.5 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 4.82 ft on 10/29/2021 (2) 4.45 ft on 09/19/2003 (3) 4.41 ft on 09/01/2006 (4) 4.25 ft on 10/12/2019 (P) (5) 4.25 ft on 03/08/1962 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 4.82 ft on 10/29/2021 (2) 3.65 ft on 04/30/2020 (P) (3) 3.89 ft on 10/13/2019 (P) (4) 4.25 ft on 10/12/2019 (P) (5) 4.09 ft on 10/12/2019 (P) Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:15 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.

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3	Parking lots near Charles Street in Solomons begin to flood, with several inches of water covering portions of both Charles Street and Williams Street.
2.8	Water begins to cover Charles Street and Williams Street in Solomons Island.
2.5	Under certain conditions, water may begin to pool near storm drains between 2.5 and 2.7 feet on the Solomons Island gauge, but impacts are minimal.

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Latitude: 38.320000° N, Longitude: 76.450000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 3 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps Vertical Datum Elevation (gauge height = 0) Elevation (gauge height = flood stage) Elevation information source NAVD88 -0.85 Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL -0.76 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available MLLW

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Tidal forecast guidance is now available for this location. This forecast guidance is calibrated for high tide. Low tides may be lower than this guidance indicates.

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