Powerful Storm Causes Widespread Flooding Along Chesapeake Bay

MILLERS ISLAND, Md. (WJZ) — Communities on the Chesapeake Bay watched arsenic the h2o roseate Friday to levels not seen since Hurricane Isabel successful 2003.

Flooding on the Chesapeake Bay and Back River successful Millers Island, Baltimore County tonight. @wjz #flooding #Maryland #ChesapeakeBay pic.twitter.com/qqGfhc1FHc

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 29, 2021

The authorities saw rain, but the existent menace was the upwind pushing h2o inland combined with tides good supra normal.

Whipping winds and rainfall connected the Chesapeake Bay this morning. Those who unrecorded on the h2o are keeping a adjacent oculus connected precocious tide. @wjz #Maryland pic.twitter.com/BK4ssB60N0

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 29, 2021

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Brian Polling watched arsenic the Back River made its mode wrong of his location connected Millers Island. He showed WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren however helium lifted valuables disconnected the level including his refrigerator.

The Back River and Chesapeake Bay waters made it wrong this Baltimore County location #Flooding #Maryland @wjz pic.twitter.com/wtH7LjbePg

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 29, 2021

Hellgren watched arsenic an Amazon transportation motortruck was towed distant astir precocious tide Friday afternoon.

This Amazon transportation motortruck had to beryllium towed retired of Millers Island. Neighbors archer maine it got stuck successful flood waters. @wjz #flooding #Maryland pic.twitter.com/wORRUmy3SR

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 29, 2021

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Eighteen years ago, Hurricane Isabel devastated the country and pb to evacuations.

90yo Roy Upton tells maine helium isn’t disquieted astir the storm. The metallic plaque to his close is the precocious h2o people from Hurricane Isabel successful 2003. @wjz pic.twitter.com/6EwbVroSjx

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 29, 2021

Baltimore County officials warned radical to beryllium cautious with galore roadworthy ongoing storm-related road closures.

Latest roadworthy closure update successful Baltimore County @wjz https://t.co/Bl1RIySrHv

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) October 29, 2021

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