Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay

Highest listed crest 4.16 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft9 crests since 2023

The Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay crested above flood stage 4 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2023 to 2026. The highest, 4.16 ft on September 26, 2026, was minor flooding, 0.66 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 4.16 ft; September 26, 2026
Flood stage: 3.5 ft; Major flooding from 5.3 ft
Crests at major: 0; 4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: September 26, 2026; 4.16 ft, minor flooding
Location: Worcester County; Maryland
Identifiers: NWS IWBM2; USGS 0148471370

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay

Action stage	3.0	1	Apr 4, 2024	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	3.5	4	Sep 26, 2026	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.3	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	5.3	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2023 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay

1	Sep 26, 2026	4.16	+0.66	Minor	—
2	Oct 13, 2025	3.79	+0.29	Minor	—
3	Oct 30, 2025	3.58	+0.08	Minor	—
4	Aug 21, 2025	3.52	+0.02	Minor	—
5	Apr 4, 2024	3.01	−0.49	Action	—
6	Sep 23, 2023	2.37	−1.13	Below flood stage	—
7	Jan 10, 2024	2.17	−1.33	Below flood stage	—
8	Oct 15, 2023	2.02	−1.48	Below flood stage	—
9	Dec 18, 2023	1.93	−1.57	Below flood stage	—

Other gauges in Worcester County

Flood gauges in Worcester County

Atlantic Coast near OCEAN CITY INLET (IN MLLW)	4.0	6.11 ft, Feb 5, 1998	3
Snow Hill	6.5	9.07 ft, Aug 19, 1989	2

Worcester County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Maryland

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge IWBM2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.