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As a result, street flooding is reported in Ocean City. [16] August 20, 1969 – The remnants of Hurricane Camille cause extensive flooding in Virginia, [10] though they drop only moderate rainfall peaking at 6.55 in (166 mm) in Maryland. [2] September 9, 1969 – Hurricane Gerda intensifies offshore, prompting a hurricane watch for eastern ...
The flooding destroyed or damaged over 100 homes, vehicles, and boats, and also destroyed the Romancoke pier, one of the pre-Bay Bridge ferry landings that was still in use as a fishing pier at the time. The flooding also severely damaged eleven marinas, three restaurants, four hotels, one boatbuilding business, and one marine railway.
Crisfield is part of the Salisbury-Ocean Pines CSA, a combined statistical area (CSA) which includes the Salisbury metropolitan area (Somerset and Wicomico counties) and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area (Worcester County), [24] [25] [26] which had a combined population of 155,934 at the 2000 census. [27] Salisbury is the principal city of this ...
Adamsville, never rebuilt after being largely destroyed by a flood. Alamo Crossing, Submerged in Alamo Lake. [8] Aubrey Landing, flooded during the formation of Lake Havasu. [9] Castle Dome Landing, submerged in Martinez Lake. [10] [11] Colorado City, destroyed by the Great Flood of 1862; La Laguna, the former site is underneath Mittry Lake.
Maryland Route 589 (MD 589) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Racetrack Road, the state highway runs 4.65 miles (7.48 km) from U.S. Route 50 (US 50) at Grays Corner north to US 113 and MD 575 in Showell. MD 589 provides access to the planned community of Ocean Pines and Ocean Downs, a harness racing venue with a casino ...
The NWS reported the flood warning for Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties until 6:15 p.m. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone areas ...
Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which connects the Eastern Shore with the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan area and the rest of Maryland. Various waterways provide a medium for commerce and boaters: the Atlantic Ocean, Chesapeake Bay, the Susquehanna River, and the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. There are three major routes to the Eastern Shore:
Hydrograph of Patapsco River near Elkridge at Patapsco Valley State Park Purple: Major Flood Stage; Red: Moderate Flood Stage; Orange: Flood Stage; Yellow: Action Stage;. In the afternoon of May 27, 2018, after over 8 inches (20 cm) of rain in a span of two hours, the historic Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland was flooded, [2] just before the new flood emergency alert system was supposed ...