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[RoseRed]

Tree down on 235 just south of the Mechanicsville WaWa.

 

[my-thyme]

Bridge over the Potomac is closed.

301 bridge? Wow

 

[rio]

Bridge over the Potomac is closed.

To all traffic, or just trucks?

 

[Grumpy]

To all traffic, or just trucks?

All is what I saw.

 

[kwillia]

To all traffic, or just trucks?

All traffic. I have a friend stuck on VA side.

 

[Grumpy]

UPDATE: Nice/Middleton Bridge Reopened After Temporary Closure Due to High Winds - The BayNet

The Nice/Middleton Bridge (Route 301) has been closed in both directions due to high winds. Officials are monitoring conditions, and there is no estimated time for reopening.

thebaynet.com

 

[kwillia]

Baja just posted bridge is back open.

 

[Ken King]

Y'all getting what went through here earlier. It was 60 at noon, overcast and then boom - 40 to 50 mph winds and one power flicker requiring resetting the digital clocks. Now its 34, snowing, sticking and claiming we'll get 3 -5 inch total.

 

[dgates24]

Cable is out. Power ok though it has glitched a couple of times. Using cell WiFi hotspot.

 

[dgates24]

Lots of falling sticks off the trees. One almost hit my dog! Scared her! She barked at it.

 

[RoseRed]

Baja just posted bridge is back open.

Bay Bridge still closed.

 

[Sneakers]

Power still out, still running on battery backup. Last ETA for getting grid power back was 7:30pm.

 

[RoseRed]

Power still out, still running on battery backup. Last ETA for getting grid power back was 7:30pm.

Sister is out too and bringing in more wood for the stove.

 

[Sneakers]

Pretty sustained winds between 15 and 20mph right now.

 

[Sneakers]

Just got grid power back.

 

[dgates24]

Sister is out too and bringing in more wood for the stove.

I restocked the indoors “wood stove ready” firewood supply yesterday, for the cold snap next week. We keep about a half cord in the basement.

 

[PrchJrkr]

I had planned to cross over into VA this afternoon. I'm glad my plans changed. IDK what the mph here is, but the winds are high up and just rocking the tree tops right now.

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...


Here are pictures I took of the transmission poles while gallivanting around over in St. Mary's today. Taken well before SMECO arrived on scene to repair. Seems they just tilted over. Nothing, no cars or trucks, hit them. I guess the soil saturation theory is correct. Or possibly the freeze/thaw cycle. Or both combined? Reckon SMECO will have to dig those pole holes much deeper, and/or pour some concrete footings as well? I wonder how much of those pole are under ground? Must be pretty short for this to happen, to move all that underground dirt sideways.

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

I had planned to cross over into VA this afternoon. I'm glad my plans changed. IDK what the mph here is, but the winds are high up and just rocking the tree tops right now.

I don't ever recall the previsions bridge being closed to traffic due to high winds. So much for the latest and greatest in new bridge designs.

 

[ontheriver]

Power still out, still running on battery backup. Last ETA for getting grid power back was 7:30pm.

Didn't you ask to check your set up? Careful what you ask for......lol