Whoa Nellie!
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MMDad
Lem Putt
I had lights flicker, that's about it. A lot of people just a few hundred yards away got slammed though. Weird.
I was supposed to be headed for a week at scout camp tomorrow morning, but the storm wiped out the camp.
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The following roads in Charles County are closed due to last night's storm:
Route 225 at Sleepy Hollow
8285 Hawthorne Road
8090 Hawthorne Road
Billingsley Road at Brookwood
Berry Hill Road
Citizens are advised to use caution when traveling roadways, avoiding road closures whenever possible.
Road closure information will be posted online at Home | www.charlescountymd.gov as it becomes available.
The following roads in Charles County are closed due to last night's storm:
Route 225 at Sleepy Hollow
8285 Hawthorne Road
8090 Hawthorne Road
Billingsley Road at Brookwood
Berry Hill Road
Citizens are advised to use caution when traveling roadways, avoiding road closures whenever possible.
Road closure information will be posted online at Home | www.charlescountymd.gov as it becomes available.
The La Plata Campus only is closed today, June 30, due to electricity outage.
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The Charles County Department of Public Works is asking citizens to make efforts to conserve water following last night's severe storms, which affected water operations at some of the county's water stations. Citizens are urged to refrain from washing cars, watering the lawn, and other non-essential water usage until further notice.
Some tips for water conservation include:
Refrain from watering lawns, shrubs, flowers.
Do not wash cars.
Do not top off swimming pools.
Use water only as necessary (i.e., take shorter showers and turn off faucets after washing hands).
Limit flushing toilets (do not flush after every use).
Postpone using washing machines and dishwashers.
Until repairs are complete, it is imperative that all businesses and residents restrict their water use. If citizens do not reduce their water use significantly, it may be necessary to declare a water emergency and impose mandatory water restrictions.
For additional information, contact the Dept. of Public Works at 301-609-7400.
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The Charles County Department of Public Works is asking citizens to make efforts to conserve water following last night's severe storms, which affected water operations at some of the county's water stations. Citizens are urged to refrain from washing cars, watering the lawn, and other non-essential water usage until further notice.
Some tips for water conservation include:
Refrain from watering lawns, shrubs, flowers.
Do not wash cars.
Do not top off swimming pools.
Use water only as necessary (i.e., take shorter showers and turn off faucets after washing hands).
Limit flushing toilets (do not flush after every use).
Postpone using washing machines and dishwashers.
Until repairs are complete, it is imperative that all businesses and residents restrict their water use. If citizens do not reduce their water use significantly, it may be necessary to declare a water emergency and impose mandatory water restrictions.
For additional information, contact the Dept. of Public Works at 301-609-7400.
KDENISE977
New Member
Lost power here in Hughesville last night at about midnight, fired up the generator and tried to sleep through the night, it was terrible !!!! Power restored about an hour and a half now. I'm told today and tomorrow that storms are also possible again? Anyone know???
All depends weather Baja learns the difference between left and right.
Well I sure wish he'd learn to steer away from Sandgates area... Once again no power; hopefully by Sunday night...
feeling a little cursed here with power issues.
Bay_Kat
Tropical
First time I've ever heard of one of these.
Intense Storms Called a "Derecho" Slam 700 Miles of the US
Intense Storms Called a "Derecho" Slam 700 Miles of the US
desertrat
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ontheriver
Well-Known Member
No deal!
I wouldn't give ya twenty cents for that thing! It's broked.....
Yanno some of y'all are a bunch of ungrateful chaps!You fergit about all the times I kept you safe when one lil windy storm hits. hell the damn thing was gone in under an hour! Most of ya's were only without power for a short time.
If you think you can do better at controlling the weather make me an offer on the weather machine and highest bidder gets it!!
I wouldn't give ya twenty cents for that thing! It's broked.....
Hessian
Well-Known Member
I was in SE Ohio last evening...
having dinner ...little country diner.
next thing---shingles are scooting through the parking lot, dust is whipping our cars, sign is swaying and power flickers on & off for 2 min....then dead.
Paid in cash,...and started driving EAST-directly behind the front-Horizontal Lightening, trees blocking two lane HWYS...no power anywhere.
Drove 90 min to get to my darkened hotel...no generator, no traffic lights-but they had the key waiting for me & there was plenty of water pressure. So read by flashlight til I slept.
Woke up: still no power. Manager said it might be out for 2-5 days. Drove East through WV looking at my gas gage: plenty of stations had NO back-up and there were people simply pulled over on the side of the road unsure of what to do---dozens of mile with not a drop of gas available.
Found a line at a station west of Morgantown,...waited & filled up: that got me home.
Some of the worst tree damage was in Monty county--limbs still on the 270!
Down here in Calvert: things look roasted but very little wind damage.
Now, we watch the west again as storms are into Fred-burg right now. (Just popcorn cells...no major front attached to it.
having dinner ...little country diner.
next thing---shingles are scooting through the parking lot, dust is whipping our cars, sign is swaying and power flickers on & off for 2 min....then dead.
Paid in cash,...and started driving EAST-directly behind the front-Horizontal Lightening, trees blocking two lane HWYS...no power anywhere.
Drove 90 min to get to my darkened hotel...no generator, no traffic lights-but they had the key waiting for me & there was plenty of water pressure. So read by flashlight til I slept.
Woke up: still no power. Manager said it might be out for 2-5 days. Drove East through WV looking at my gas gage: plenty of stations had NO back-up and there were people simply pulled over on the side of the road unsure of what to do---dozens of mile with not a drop of gas available.
Found a line at a station west of Morgantown,...waited & filled up: that got me home.
Some of the worst tree damage was in Monty county--limbs still on the 270!
Down here in Calvert: things look roasted but very little wind damage.
Now, we watch the west again as storms are into Fred-burg right now. (Just popcorn cells...no major front attached to it.
GWguy
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Wow. Quite an adventure! Thanx for sharing that.
SEABREEZE 1957
My 401K is now a 201K
Learn something every day. I thought it was just a storm.
Yep, I learned something new today too.
Derecho -- Meteorologists Describe Little-Known Giant Windstorms
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retiredweaxman
Guest
The official observation from the ASOS machine at Pax...peak wind at 1134pm...winds northwest at 54 knots...
KNHK 300344Z AUTO 28034G48KT 6SM TSRA FEW036 BKN046 BKN060 24/19 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 31054/0334 WSHFT 0324 TSB31RAB39 P0003