How are YOU doin'???
Posted on 06/27/2006 6:51:06 PM PDT by RDTF
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 608 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006
-snip- Flood Statement FLOOD STATEMENT WVC003-023-027-031-037-065-071-MDC001-021-031-043-VAC013-047-059- 061-107-177-179-510-630-DCC001-280709-
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 909 PM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006
...SIGNIFICANT RISES UNDERWAY IN THE POTOMAC AND RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER BASINS...
THE POTOMAC RIVER AT HARPERS FERRY AT 6 PM TUESDAY WAS 4.8 FEET AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET AND RECORD STAGE IS 36.5 FEET. AT 18.0 FEET, WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE LOW LYING SERVICE ROADS ON THE SHENANDOAH RIVER SIDE OF HISTORIC HARPERS FERRY, DUE TO BACKWATER EFFECTS.
THE POTOMAC RIVER AT POINT OF ROCKS AT 8 PM TUESDAY WAS 4.5 FEET AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET AND RECORD STAGE IS 41.0 FEET. IT WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.3 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE POTOMAC RIVER NEAR LITTLE FALLS AT 8 PM TUESDAY WAS 5.4 FEET AND STEADY. FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET AND RECORD STAGE IS 28.1 FEET. IT WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 10.3 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THEN THE LEVEL WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AT 10.0 FEET, THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO OVERFLOW INTO LOW LYING AREAS ON THE MARYLAND SIDE OF THE RIVER WITH SEVERAL BOAT HOUSES DOWNSTREAM BEGINNING TO FLOOD.
THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AT WISCONSIN AVENUE AT 8 PM TUESDAY WAS 4.3 FEET AND RISING. FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO BE AROUND 5.5 FEET AT HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING...NEAR 6 FEET DURING THE LATE MORNING TIDE WEDNESDAY AND 6 TO 7 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STAGE OF UP TO 7.5 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT.
(Excerpt) Read more at erh.noaa.gov ...
anyone have a ping list?
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Yep, its pretty wet here in Northern Virginia.
Thanks for posting this alert. I had been wondering what runoff was going to do to the rivers.
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No letup in Norfolk yet either.
I'm there too, it's awful. I have a feeling the water won't be potable soon
All that hot air in Congress has finally formed a hole in the ozone right over DC, and this is the consequence.
Damn all those melting icebergs in the Chesapeake Bay!!! Gorebal Warming is real.
I hear you. No news or warnings yet about untreated overflows out of the sewage system but it is something to keep in mind.
The last three days, my major worry has been overflow from our below-ground-level outside entrance drains There is some holding capacity in the catchment basin (say 40 gallons) to deal with backup from the relatively small 1 1/2" drain pipe. Sunday night got close. The rain was coming down nearly as fast as the catchment drain pipe and my brand new shiny 16 gallon wet/dry vac could drain it out. Sucked, shuttled, and drained about 160 gallons in a 30 to 45 minute period.
I did have a flood Sunday night - had about 6-8 inches of water in my entire condo. Still trying to clean up, what a mess. They came and ripped out all my carpet today. Hoping this storm coming up the coast doesn't do it all over again.
It would be possible to get tired of this. I'm almost there.
I'm about 50 miles west of DC, in the Middleburg area. We have been getting soaked. Looks like the worst is over here.
The potomac is awesome at Great Falls. You can see the splash from about 1/2 mile. Unfortuneately, that is as close as they will let you get. You can watch on tv news and when the water goes down some, you can get close and it is still impressive.
How are YOU doin'???
I was at Great falls (Virginia side) Tuesday afternoon and got a great view of the chocolate brown water from the overlooks. Iwas not foolish enough to be interested in going down to the river (at least 20 ft below the cliffs of Mather Gorge).
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