State of Emergency Declared for St. Mary's County

[Sneakers]

St. Mary's County Has Declared a State of Emergency in Advance of Tropical Storm Elsa

Due to the potential effects of Tropical Storm Elsa, St. Mary’s County Commissioner President James R. Guy has declared a local State of Emergency effective at noon, Thursday, July, 8, 2021, for seven days to expire July 13, 2021. The State of Emergency declaration authorizes the Commissioner...

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The storm hasn't been that dramatic as it comes up the coast, and so far it's only the threat of flash flooding for us.

 

[Gilligan]

I always shake my head and laugh every time we get a flash flood warning for St. George's Island....

 

[Sneakers]

Tornado Watch for St. Mary's, Westmoreland and Calvert counties until 11pm.

Actually, most of the area is under a watch.

 

[stgislander]

 

[vraiblonde]

I always shake my head and laugh every time we get a flash flood warning for St. George's Island....

Serious. You guys get a flash flood every time someone flushes their toilet.

 

[Gilligan]

Serious. You guys get a flash flood every time someone flushes their toilet.

Butt seriously...we've never had a flash flood..ever. Not once in history. Kinda hard to "flood" a small island with rain.

 

[TPD]

St. Mary's County Has Declared a State of Emergency in Advance of Tropical Storm Elsa

Due to the potential effects of Tropical Storm Elsa, St. Mary’s County Commissioner President James R. Guy has declared a local State of Emergency effective at noon, Thursday, July, 8, 2021, for seven days to expire July 13, 2021. The State of Emergency declaration authorizes the Commissioner...

smnewsnet.com

The storm hasn't been that dramatic as it comes up the coast, and so far it's only the threat of flash flooding for us.

7 day emergency for a TS with 1-3" of rain?!? What am I missing here? I just can't see how this thing is gonna be that bad. I guess I can eat crow tomorrow...

 

[Gilligan]

7 day emergency for a TS with 1-3" of rain?!? What am I missing here? I just can't see how this thing is gonna be that bad. I guess I can eat crow tomorrow...

We get several storms a year, on average, that are far worse and more destructive. But they don't have names and a storm track on all the news channels. Jim Cantore has never been here...so we're good. Maybe he'll show up in Ridge. Give him a hot dog.

 

[RoseRed]

7 day emergency for a TS with 1-3" of rain?!? What am I missing here? I just can't see how this thing is gonna be that bad. I guess I can eat crow tomorrow...

I was just looking at pics from Hurricane Isabel.

 

[TPD]

I was just looking at pics from Hurricane Isabel.

Yeah that. But I don’t think that will be this.

 

[Grumpy]

I was just looking at pics from Hurricane Isabel.

Wasn't that Isable??

 

[RoseRed]

Wasn't that DIsable??

???

 

[RoseRed]

Yeah that. But I don’t think that will be this.

Of course not.

 

[Grumpy]

???

It was a Tiggerism..

 

[RoseRed]

It was a Tiggerism..

I FIFY.

 

[TPD]

Of course not.

as I re-read that (mind you I’m having an adult beverage) I think I should have said this won’t be that. But now I’m confusing myself.

 

[RoseRed]

as I re-read that (mind you I’m having an adult beverage) I think I should have said this won’t be that. But now I’m confusing myself.

I understood you.

 

[Kyle]

Serious. You guys get a flash flood every time someone flushes their toilet.

Yeah and it seems last year and wiped out every other bridge in the county.

 

[Sneakers]

Yeah and it seems last year and wiped out every other bridge in the county.

The "Royal Flush".

 

[Kyle]

Butt seriously...we've never had a flash flood..ever. Not once in history. Kinda hard to "flood" a small island with rain.

Just be careful you all don’t crowd on one side and capsize it.