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In Virginia Beach, beach erosion and coastal flooding was minimal, credited due to a $125 million beach expansion project. [20] Several bridges in the Hampton Roads area were closed due to the hurricane. [9] The strong storm surge surpassed the floodgate to the Midtown Tunnel while workers attempted to close the
Combined sewer outflow into the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Ratcliff Beach CSO discharges into the River Thames in London [7]. These relief structures, called "storm-water regulators" (in American English - or "combined sewer overflows" in British English) are constructed in combined sewer systems to divert flows in excess of the peak design flow of the sewage treatment plant. [6]
Storm drain grate on a street in Warsaw, Poland Storm drain with its pipe visible beneath it due to construction work. A storm drain, storm sewer (United Kingdom, U.S. and Canada), highway drain [1], surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain excess rain and ground water from impervious surfaces such as paved ...
Dark clouds at the edge of Tropical Storm Debby swirl to the south of downtown Staunton, on Thursday afternoon, August 8, 2024. National Weather Service map from around 1:40 p.m. Thursday, August ...
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Wakefield, Virginia, said on Monday that a storm survey crew confirmed EF3 tornado damage in the Great Neck portion of Virginia Beach. The NWS said the ...
It roared ashore around 2 a.m. Thursday at Bulls Bay, South Carolina, northeast of Charleston, and by 9 a.m. was pummeling central North Carolina, according to USA TODAY. The National Weather ...
An urban and small stream flood advisory is issued when ponding of water of streets, low-lying areas, highways, underpasses, urban storm drains, and elevation of creek and small stream levels is occurring or imminent. Urban and small stream flood advisories are issued for flooding that occurs within three hours after the excessive rainfall.
VDOT is headquartered at the Virginia Department of Highways Building in downtown Richmond. [1] VDOT is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the roads, bridges, and tunnels in the commonwealth. It is overseen by the Commonwealth Transportation Board, which has the power to fund airports, seaports, rail, and public transportation.