January 31, 2024
Wednesday Morning Update
We remain under the influence of the clipper storm system just out of our reach. It will keep the clouds in place and may drop some flurries or sprinkles… even a little fog by the Bay. However, nothing like we had last week.
The combination of weather systems is keeping an onshore flow along the East Coast. This is also keeping water levels high in the Chesapeake Bay. Coastal Flooding is still possible.
With the exception of a cold front with rain showers to end the week, the outlook is quiet for the first week of February.
* WHAT…Up to one-half foot of inundation above ground level in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.
* WHERE…Shoreline in Anne Arundel County.
* WHEN…Until midnight EST tonight, especially around the time of high tide.
* IMPACTS…At 2.8 feet, flooding of some of the parking area near Dock Street in Annapolis may occur, with water surrounding the Alex Haley Memorial.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Tides two to two and a half feet above normal. The next high tide at Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy is at 8:48 AM.
* WHAT…Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.
* WHERE…Shoreline in St. Marys County.
* WHEN…Until 10 PM EST this evening, especially around the time of high tide.
* IMPACTS…At 3.5 feet, water covers roads on Saint George Island, is in yards, and is approaching structures. To the east, inundation is occurring at multiple marinas off St. Mary`s River, Smith Creek, and Jutland Creek.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Tides two to two and a half feet above normal. The next high tide at Point Lookout is at 4:55 PM. The next high tide at Coltons Point is at 6:20 AM. The next high tide at Piney Point is at 5:44 AM.
The onshore water flow is being funneled by a combination of High Pressure in New England and that Clipper storm complex developing to our south. That southern storm will be strengthening rapidly off the coast, which will help enhance the onshore flow. This is preventing the low tide from draining out and keeping water high on the Chesapeake Bay.
There is not much to see here… but perhaps a flurry or sprinkle that may not show up on radar.
Sunrise at 7:15 AM
Sunset at 5:26 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 25ºF
Record 4ºF in 1965; 1966
Normal High in Baltimore: 44ºF
Record 69ºF 1914; 1916; 1947
SEASONAL SNOW at BWI
9.1 inches
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We can see this storm flare up off the coast, but out of our reach.
A cold front may bring us rain showers Thursday night into Friday… Then, the next storm system will pass to our south early next week.
So here in the Mid-Atlantic, we will remain mostly quiet.
With the exception of rain showers Thursday night into Friday with a cold front, the rest of the period into early February looks quiet.
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