Rapture weather report

by YankeeJim | May 20, 2011 at 09:22 am
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Weather continues to be spooky.

On the eve of the rapture, the sky is turning dark, and a pall hangs over us.

“Issued by The National Weather Service
Baltimore/Washington, MD

Fri, May 20, 2011, 12:24 PM EDT

... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SATURDAY.

* TIDAL ANOMALY... TIDAL ANOMALIES AROUND ONE-HALF FOOT PLUS INUNDATION OF FRESHWATER FROM THE POTOMAC RIVER.

* TIMING... AT ALL TIMES THIS AFTERNOON... AND AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.

* EXPECTED IMPACTS... MODERATE FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS ALONG THE UPPER TIDAL POTOMAC DUE TO A FRESHWATER CREST OF 11.4 FT AT LITTLE FALLS LAST NIGHT. AT WISCONSIN AVENUE... WATER LEVELS ARE NEAR 8.5 FEET AT HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING... AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 7 FT AT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT

KEY BRIDGE... 11:55 PM... WASHINGTON CHANNEL... 11:30 PM... ALEXANDRIA... 11:38 PM...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RISING WATER... AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.”

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