PRINCESS ANNE — Residents of low-lying areas (Flood Zones A and B) in Somerset County can expect moderate to major flooding to occur during the high tide cycles on Tuesday, Jan. 9 (11 p.m.) and Wednesday Jan. 10 (11:37 a.m.).

Somerset County Emergency Services recommends residents in these zones move their vehicles to higher ground and avoid driving or walking through water of unknown depth. In Crisfield, avoid using private property like Food Lion and instead consider the site by the Marion Fire Department which has offered to allow residents to park on the grassy area off of Crisfield Marion Road.

“It only takes 6 inches of fast-moving flood water to knock over an adult and 12 inches of rushing water can carry away a small car,” according to a department spokesperson. “Remember: Turn around, don’t drown!”

A shelter for anyone who does not want to remain at home will be opened at Washington High School in Princess Anne at 5 p.m. today (Tuesday Jan. 9).

For those needing a ride to the shelter, school buses will pickup residents at the fire stations in Crisfield, Marion, Fairmount, Deal Island and Mt. Vernon at 5 p.m.

Residents are urged to monitor the Somerset County Emergency Services’ Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/somersetems/, local news media, and NOAA Weather Radio for updated information as it becomes available.

Somerset County Department of Emergency Services and the Somerset County Commissioners thank the citizens of Somerset County for their cooperation in this effort to enhance the safety of the county.