Thursday, March 10, 2011 – Steve Fermier and John Patti |
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Baltimore Metro Area until 4:30 p.m. As of 12:30 this afternoon, forecasters say over an inch of rain has already fallen and more is expected.
Baltimore County officials shut down the 7300-block of Golden Ring Road in the eastern portion of the county due to high water. North Point Boulevard around Quad Avenue in Baltimore City is also closed. A coastal flood warning remains in effect until 3 a.m. tomorrow for areas along the Bay. Click HERE for the latest maps from the National Weather Service. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR URBAN AREAS AND SMALL STREAMS IN… * UNTIL 430 PM EST * AT 1234 PM EST RADAR ESTIMATES AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATE OVER * NUMEROUS AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS HAVE RISEN OWING TO THE RAINFALL A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE- …FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING… THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA…NORTH-CENTRAL AND * THROUGH THIS EVENING * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL * THE FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS LIKELY WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE ————————– …THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY AFFECTING WASHINGTON…LOUDOUN AND …THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WEST ———————————- DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES- ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT- PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX- ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-KING GEORGE- 946 AM EST THU MAR 10 2011 …COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FRIDAY… …COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FRIDAY. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIDAL ANOMALY…2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * TIMING…NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH TONIGHT. * EXPECTED IMPACTS…MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH… ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY… HAVRE DE GRACE…1:13 PM AND 1:32 AM… BOWLEY BAR…10:51 AM AND 11:10 PM… FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE…10:00 AM AND 10:19 PM… ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY…8:49 PM… CHESAPEAKE BEACH…7:32 PM… SOLOMONS ISLAND…5:41 PM… POINT LOOKOUT…4:51 PM… NOW ALONG THE POTOMAC RIVER… WASHINGTON CHANNEL…11:06 AM AND 11:47 PM… ALEXANDRIA…11:24 AM AND 12:05 AM… INDIAN HEAD…10:52 AM AND 11:33 PM… AQUIA CREEK…9:38 AM AND 10:19 PM… GOOSE BAY…7:39 PM… COLTONS POINT…6:29 PM… PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER…AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. |
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