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Flood advisorys remain for the Jersey Shore through 9pm Sunday, NJ.com reports. The New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Cape May, and Ocean are forecasted to get at least 4 inches of rain on Sunday.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency on Friday for areas of the state along the Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac River and the Atlantic Coast that were under a coastal flood warning ...
By four days before Isabel made landfall, most weather models predicted Isabel to make landfall between North Carolina and New Jersey. [4] [5] Initially, forecasters predicted it to move along the coastline of the Chesapeake Bay, [4] though as the hurricane neared land the predicted track was much closer to where it ultimately was.
A flash flood warning has been issued for parts of Norfolk, Portsmouth and Chesapeake. According to the National Weather Service in Wakefield, the warning will stay in effect until 8:15 p.m. Just ...
Along the Chesapeake Bay, a storm surge of up to 6 ft (1.8 m) inundates coastal communities. [46] This causes tidal flooding which results in one injury and forces several people to evacuate. [47] The heavy rainfall severely floods the Potomac River, damaging over 500 homes and destroying nearly 450 acres (1.8 km 2) of corn and soy crops. [48]
On the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Hurricane Isabel produced a storm surge peaking at 8 feet (2.4 m) on the Chesapeake Bay in Hoopers Island and 6.5 feet (2.0 m) on the Atlantic coast in Ocean City. [12] 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.
[21] Due to high winds, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was closed, and subsequently opened. The Millard E. Tydings Memorial Bridge on I-95 across the Susquehanna River was closed. [22] Due to flooding, the Mayor of the City of Salisbury instituted a Civil Emergency and instituted a curfew beginning at 7pm on October 29 through 10am October 30. [23]
In 1854, a survey of the Chesapeake Bay revealed that the area was a lucrative fishing location, with extensive oyster beds around Somers Cove. [9] In 1866, John W. Crisfield, a Princess Anne attorney, was instrumental in bringing the Eastern Shore Railroad, a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, to the Somers Cove seaport.