Expires:201210300900;Remove:201210300900;645579 WGUS61 KAKQ 300753 FFAAKQ FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 353 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 MDZ021>025-VAZ073>078-084>086-099-100-300900- /O.CAN.KAKQ.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-121031T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND- LANCASTER-GLOUCESTER-MIDDLESEX-MATHEWS-ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...TAPPAHANNOCK... CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE 353 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AFTER A 48 HOUR PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT PRODUCED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...THE RAIN IS BEGINNING TO EASE AND THAT TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. THE CENTER OF POST TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS NOW LOCATED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA...JUST NORTH OF THE MASON DIXON LINE. THIS HAS LED TO A WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING...WHICH IS LIMITING ANY ADDITIONAL ATLANTIC MOISTURE FROM BEING PULLED ACROSS THE NORTHERN NECK OR THE DELMARVA TODAY. AS A RESULT...THE RAINFALL THAT IS LINGERING OVER THE AREA IS PRODUCING MUCH LOWER AMOUNTS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN A HALF OF AN INCH IN ADDITIONAL RAIN. THEREFORE...THE CHANCES FOR ADDITIONAL FRESHWATER FLOODING ARE GREATLY REDUCED...SO THE FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CANCELLED AT THIS TIME. $$