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  2. Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

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    The track of the hurricane to the west funneled into the bay and was so strong it negated the normal tide cycle in the bay. Tolchester Beach recorded a record-breaking high tide of 7.91 feet (2.41 m) above mean low water. [13] Rainfall in the Maryland portion of the Delmarva Peninsula reached 3.2 inches (81 mm) in Steeles Neck.

  3. List of Maryland hurricanes (1950–present) - Wikipedia

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    On the coast of Maryland, tides were up to 3 ft (0.91 m) above average. [54] In Havre de Grace, four people were seriously injured when a car crossed the median and slammed into an oncoming vehicle, which is blamed on heavy rainfall. [55] Two or more lightning strikes leave over 6,700 people without power. [54]

  4. Tidewater (region) - Wikipedia

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    Culturally, the Tidewater region usually includes the low-lying plains of southeast Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. [1]The cultural Tidewater region got its name from the effects of the changing tides on local rivers, sounds, and the ocean.

  5. Rock Creek (Potomac River tributary) - Wikipedia

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    The culvert at the source of Rock Creek Lake Needwood The Boundary Footbridge crosses Rock Creek at the Maryland–D.C. border Rock Creek near its terminus at the Potomac River in Georgetown. The creek rises from a culvert under Dorsey Road at the north edge of Laytonsville Golf Course in Montgomery County, Maryland. A dam forms a small lake ...

  6. Patapsco River - Wikipedia

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    The Patapsco River (/ p ə ˈ t æ p ˌ s k oʊ / pə-TAP-skoh ⓘ) mainstem is a 39-mile (63 km) [1] river in central Maryland that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river's tidal portion forms the harbor for the city of Baltimore. With its South Branch, the Patapsco forms the northern border of Howard County, Maryland.

  7. Norfolk Tides - Wikipedia

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    Maryland Baseball Holding, the Tides' ownership group led by Ken Young, also owned two other Orioles-affiliated teams at the time: the Bowie Baysox and Frederick Keys. [54] From 2007 to 2014, the Tides regularly finished with losing records and only finished at or above .500 in 2009, 2012, and 2013. [6]

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  9. Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia

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    The Chesapeake Bay (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s ə p iː k / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware.