what's up with this? the second i leave all hell breaks loose in and around washington.

does anybody live in the area? is it as bad as the press is saying or are they exaggerating?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062800230_2.html?sub=AR

"On Maryland's Eastern Shore, damage was estimated at $60 million in Dorchester County alone, said its sheriff, James Phillips Jr. Twenty-five washed-out roads in the county remained closed yesterday, and 33 others were damaged. In nearby Caroline County, Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele toured damage in Federalsburg.

Alexandria officials were still guarding against the chance of problems in Old Town, where the highest waters of the rain-swollen Potomac are expected to make their way past tonight between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., with high tide just after midnight. Forecasters yesterday played down the risk of Potomac flooding, saying the crest moving down the river was somewhat lower than feared. Not taking any chances, some Old Town businesses had sandbags in place.


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VIDEO: Rockville residents were forced to evacuate, fearing the Lake Needwood dam could fail.
AUDIO: The Post's Fredrick Kunkle on Frederick County deaths.
AUDIO: The Post's Fredrick Kunkle on Montgomery County evacuation.
AUDIO: Laurel city spokesman Jim Collins discusses evacuation on WTWP.
VIDEO: Floods drench Alexandria.

In Pa., Residents Evacuate As Flooding Strains Levees
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., June 28 -- Nearly 200,000 people in Pennsylvania were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday, after officials worried that levees holding back the Susquehanna River here could fail because of sustained floodwater pressure and torrential rain.

what's up with this? the second i leave all hell breaks loose in and around washington.

does anybody live in the area? is it as bad as the press is saying or are they exaggerating?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062800230_2.html?sub=AR

"On Maryland's Eastern Shore, damage was estimated at $60 million in Dorchester County alone, said its sheriff, James Phillips Jr. Twenty-five washed-out roads in the county remained closed yesterday, and 33 others were damaged. In nearby Caroline County, Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele toured damage in Federalsburg.

Alexandria officials were still guarding against the chance of problems in Old Town, where the highest waters of the rain-swollen Potomac are expected to make their way past tonight between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., with high tide just after midnight. Forecasters yesterday played down the risk of Potomac flooding, saying the crest moving down the river was somewhat lower than feared. Not taking any chances, some Old Town businesses had sandbags in place.


_____ Multimedia _____
VIDEO: Rockville residents were forced to evacuate, fearing the Lake Needwood dam could fail.
AUDIO: The Post's Fredrick Kunkle on Frederick County deaths.
AUDIO: The Post's Fredrick Kunkle on Montgomery County evacuation.
AUDIO: Laurel city spokesman Jim Collins discusses evacuation on WTWP.
VIDEO: Floods drench Alexandria.

In Pa., Residents Evacuate As Flooding Strains Levees
WILKES-BARRE, Pa., June 28 -- Nearly 200,000 people in Pennsylvania were forced to evacuate their homes Wednesday, after officials worried that levees holding back the Susquehanna River here could fail because of sustained floodwater pressure and torrential rain.



it's worse than that.  my whole apartment complex floated about 30 miles downstream.  No damage.  Can you imagine how many screws are in the flood water?  my tires are littered with them.

Previews of coming attractions. A taste of the future. Just wait'll that polar ice accelerates its melting!

Previews of coming attractions. A taste of the future. Just wait'll that polar ice accelerates its melting!
I winder whgat part disposable diapers play in global warming?