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  2. Worst flooding in over a decade hits Chesapeake Bay - AOL

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    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 ...

  3. Post-Tropical Cyclone Ophelia threatens flooding in ... - AOL

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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.

  4. Flash flood warnings issued in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth

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    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 ...

  5. Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    In all, more than 160,000 residents in southeastern Virginia were told to evacuate, including 11,000 in vulnerable locations along the Chesapeake Bay [10] and all residents in mobile home parks in Chesapeake and Newport News. [11] A total of about 16,325 people evacuated to 67 shelters.

  6. 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.

  7. Elizabeth River (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    The Elizabeth River is a 6-mile-long (10 km) [1] tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of the James River, between the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Chesapeake. Forming the core of the Hampton ...

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

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    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.

  9. James River - Wikipedia

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    The James River is a river in Virginia that begins in the Appalachian Mountains and flows from the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers in Botetourt County 348 miles (560 km) [3] to the Chesapeake Bay. [4] The river length extends to 444 miles (715 km) if the Jackson River, the longer of its two headwaters, is included. [3]