MIDATLANTIC FLOODING JUNE 2430, 2006

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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODINGJUNE 24-30, 2006

• 200,000 IN PENNSYLAVNIA ORDERED TO EVACUATE
• THOUSANDS EVACUATED ACROSS NEW YORK STATE
• GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS FLOODED

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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• The widespread flooding was produced by a
  low-pressure system that was stalled just
  offshore over the June 24-25th weekend.
• This system continually pumped moist tropical air
  northward along the East Coast for several days.

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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• During the weekend, the Washington and Baltimore
  region received more than a foot of rain.

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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• Floodwaters in the nation's capital led to
  closure of the National Archives, the IRS, the
  Justice Department and other major government
  buildings.
• A 100-year-old elm tree on the White House lawn
  fell.

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WASHINGTON D.C. FLOODED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
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WASHINGTON D.C. FLOODED BASEMENTS
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WHITE HOUSE CLEARING DEBRIS ON JUNE 26
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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• The National Archives moved in giant
  dehumidifiers to preserve its historic documents.

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ROCK CREEK PARKWAY CLEARING DEBRIS-- JUNE 28
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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• Although the bulk of the rain moved out of the
  Washington-Baltimore area Wednesday, June 28,
  streams continued to rise from the runoff.
• The system exacerbated flooding in Northern
  Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland,
  Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York.

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ALEXANDRIA, VA EVACUATION AFTER THREE DAYS OF
RAIN
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LAUREL, MARYLAND HOWARD T. DUCKETT DAM ON JUNE
28
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POTOMAC RIVER FLOODING JUNE 28
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PHILADELPHIA FLOODING FROM SCHUYLKILL RIVER -
JUNE 28
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SANDBAGGING SCHUYLKILL RIVER FLOODING JUNE 28
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MANAYINK SECTION OF PHILADELPHIA ON JUNE 28
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PHILADELPHIA DEBRIS FROM FLOODING ON SCHUYLKILL
RIVER
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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• A record 4.05 inches of rain fell at Binghamton,
  NY on Tuesday, June 27th .

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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• Up to 200,000 people in the Wilkes-Barre,
  Pennsylvania area were ordered to evacuate their
  homes Wednesday, June 28, because of rising water
  on the Susquehanna River.

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BINGHAMPTON, NY FLOODING FROM SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
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MID-ATLANTIC FLOODING

• A swollen creek carved a 25-foot-deep chasm
  through all four lanes of Interstate 88, about 35
  miles northeast of Binghamton, NY.
• Two truckers were killed early Wednesday (June
  28th) when their rigs plunged into the chasm.

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SYDNEY, NY ROAD WASHOUT