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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Fri Sep 19 2003 - 07:52:05 EDT
FULL STORY:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33322-2003Sep19.html
Powerful winds and lashing rains from much-anticipated Hurricane Isabel
smashed through a shuttered Washington region last night.
Fallen trees blocked major commuter routes and neighborhood streets as work
crews hurried to clear them. Winds gusted above 50 mph, rain fell in
sheets, and tree branches and power lines were strewn across roadways. As
storm waters rose, residents in low-lying areas were urged to abandon their
homes; everyone else was warned to stay inside.
By midnight, the storm had created widespread problems.
More than 700,000 electric customers in the Washington area had lost power,
and scores of traffic lights had gone dark. The outages affected businesses
as well as residences. The Washington Post suffered an outage at its
Springfield printing plant.
About 225 Calvert County residents had fled homes along the bay shore or
the Patuxent River to emergency shelters.
Water was knee deep in the city market area of downtown Annapolis.
Surging storm waters prompted authorities to recommend voluntary evacuation
of several waterfront communities in Southern Anne Arundel County,
including Deale, Snug Harbor, Rosehaven and Fairhaven.
"That's not river flooding, that's tidal surge. That's just water pushed up
by the storm," said meterologist Michelle Margraf. "Anyone along the
Potomac River is bearing the brunt with the high water. It's amazing."
FULL STORY ON POWER:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33838-2003Sep19.html
The federal government closed yesterday and will be closed again today, as
will most schools and local government offices.
QUOTES:
"About 2 million customers 1 million in the D.C. area are without power.
More than 2 million customers lost electrical power last night, including
nearly 1 million in the Washington region, as Hurricane Isabel snapped
utility poles, toppled trees and tore down power lines. Gusting winds,
which reached more than 50 mph, also pinned down some utility crews for
hours before they could head out to make repairs."
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