Friday, February 1, 2013
"Things went pretty smoothly" as the City of Laurel responded to Thursday's flooding, a spokesman said.
Update, Feb. 1: City of Laurel spokesman Pete Piringer said "things went pretty smoothly" Thursday as police, public works crews, and other emergency responders worked to limit the risk posed by flooding on the Patuxent River. Despite some leftover mud and debris, the MARC commuter lot at the Laurel train station reopened Friday morning after having been closed Thursday. Riverfront Park was set to reopen Friday morning as well. Update, 7:22 p.m.: City of Laurel officials say the Patuxent River is starting to recede in the area after surging significantly on Thursday. The rise in the river's level was caused by the release of water from the T. Howard Duckett Dam made necessary by last night's heavy rains. According to a statement from Mayor…
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Residents with and without pets may evacuate to any of three Prince George's County shelters.
The Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management has three shelters open for county residents Tuesday in the aftermath of Sandy's strongest blows. All three shelters are now "pet friendly," said Carol Terry, a spokesperson for the county Department of Environmental Resources. The shelters will take in owners who evacuate with their pets, but they are not drop offs for unattended animals, according to Terry. The shelters are Charles H. Flowers High School located at 10001 Ardwick Ardmore Rd. in Springdale, Gwynn Park High School at 13800 Brandywine Rd in Brandywine, and University of Maryland's Ritchie Coliseum at 7950 Baltimore Avenue in College Park. Residents can check the county website for updates or call the 311 call center…
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Gov. Martin O’Malley urged citizens to prepare supplies to sustain them for 72 hours as Hurricane Irene moves through Maryland. A statewide emergency has been declared as well as a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City.
Gov. Martin O’Malley urged Maryland residents to prepare for flooding, gale winds, electrical outages and torrential rain as Hurricane Irene is headed for the state. He declared a state of emergency and ordered a rare evacuation of Ocean City. “We are fully activated and watching very closely in full preparation mode for the arrival of Hurricane Irene,” O’Malley said Thursday at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) headquarters in Reisterstown, MD. “This is a large, this is a deadly, this is a slow-moving hurricane that is bearing down on the state of Maryland." The governor has declared a statewide emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City, MD. Officials anticipate the storm will be a Category 2 when it arrives…
Polly
1:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
I was traveling on 95 yesterday and saw the dam live. Although what caused it to be open is not good the site was one to behold. It really was amazing to see. more ›