Caution Urged In Md. State Parks After Lee Flooding
Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is cautioning visitors to be careful in state parks affected by flooding from Tropical Storm Lee.
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Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is cautioning visitors to be careful in state parks affected by flooding from Tropical Storm Lee.
The waters have gone down, but they've left massive problems behind. Roads are still closed and some have lost most of what they own.
Widespread flooding overtakes Maryland, causing problems across the state. Now the massive cleanup is underway.
A yoga mat, truck tires, a basketball and the seat from a portable toilet. Those items and thousands more are floating down the Chesapeake Bay, which is receiving the flood waters from the Susquehanna and other rivers swollen by rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.
The floodwaters in some areas may have receded, but some parts of the state are still on high alert. Now, towns are turning their attention to the dangers of weak bridges and roadways.
Port Deposit residents who fled rising flood waters can't go home just yet.
Hundreds of people in Cecil County are cleaning up massive amounts of debris in the wake of devastating floods.
Baltimore County did not escape the ferocious flooding, where the cleanup is just beginning.
Officials are inspecting bridges around Maryland for possible damage from flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.
Near record flows on the Susquehanna River are bringing sewage, sediments and other pollution into the Chesapeake Bay. And that's threatening bay grasses, oysters and other key species that help improve the bay's water quality.
Considering the weather we've had over the past several days this weekend doesn't look too bad, though rain is in the forecast once again. The good news is that heavy rain does not appear to be likely at any point through the next, but we will have a few opportunities for some precipitation.
People are keeping a close eye as the water rises and falls with the tides. And the worst may be yet to come.
Now that the floodwater is finally receding in the Baltimore area, we're seeing some of the worst damage for the first time.
The Maryland Park Service says sections of some state parks in Central Maryland are closed until further notice.
Mandatory evacuations have been issued for both Port Deposit and Havre de Grace as water levels rise. The Conowingo Dam, opening more flood gates, is unleashing a torrent of water into towns downstream.
This morning is a lot less active than some recent ones. And, while we have good reason to be "optimistic" that the flooding won't be getting worse because of any new torrential rainfall, there are still several roads near D.C., in northern Virginia and in southern Maryland that remain closed. Rivers and streams are going to take a while to fall below their flood stages, and we are still going to have some unsettled conditions around here over the next few days.
Flooded roads are turning the morning commute into a nightmare for drivers in the Baltimore-Washington area.
Much of the water has receded but there is a great deal of damage left behind.
Thousands of gallons of water are surging through the Conowingo Dam, threatening Port Deposit and Havre de Grace.
More than 40 roads remain closed in Anne Arundel County because of the heavy flooding that's already left several families homeless.
Widespread flooding is impacting all parts of Maryland.
This whole miserable pattern of heavy rain and flooding doesn't look like it'll completely unravel until some time later this weekend or early next week.
Police recovered a body from water in the North Point area of Baltimore County.
The rain has caused quite a mess in some Baltimore County neighborhoods.
Deadly flood waters are driving people from their homes and slowing travelers in the Baltimore-Washington area.
