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Coastal Flood — Anne Arundel, MD

Oct 28, 2021

A strong pressure gradient between low pressure over the Ohio Valley and strong high pressure over Quebec, CA resulted in a strong southeast onshore flow that brought the highest water levels to the Chesapeake Bay region and Tidal Potomac River since Tropical Storm Isabel in September 2003.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 990002). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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