Dam gates open as Potomac flood recedes in Western Maryland
Western Maryland communities battled floodwaters from the Susquehanna as Port Deposit evacuated after dam gates were opened to relieve pressure from upstream snowmelt and rain. No deaths. Damage included a new condo complex and a police station first floor. Residents sought shelter with the Red Cross.
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Maryland
Potomac River
Port Deposit
Susquehanna River
Ee Dam
Edward McBride
Peco Energy Co
Wilkes Barre
Susquehanna
Chesapeake Bay
Cecil County
Erma Keetley
Lily Hailey
Hailey
American Red Cross
Conowingo Dam
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Todd Grimes
Grimes
Hancock
William McKinley
West Virginia Floods Hit Ohio River Area Hard
Flooding in West Virginia's Northern and Eastern panhandles and along the Ohio River leaves thousands homeless and at least two dead. Gov. Caperton seeks federal disaster aid while National Guardsmen assist evacuations and Red Cross sets up command posts.
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Wheeling
W.va
West Virginia
Panhandles
Ohio River
Ohio
Potomac
Shenandoah
John Perdue
Gaston Caperton
New Cumberland
Panhandle
Huntington
Berkeley
Caperton
Mr. Caperton
National Guard
Clinton
The
American Red Cross
Clarksburg
Virginians Rebound From Snow Floods And Outages
Virginia faced near record snows thawing and floods with outages easing by Saturday. Officials said 300 power customers remained without electricity, 400 secondary roads were closed as waters move toward rivers. Dams held in Skyline Lakes, while Shenandoah County areas were cut off. cellular telephones restored access to two mountain neighborhoods.
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Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Ceredo
Huntington
Panhandle
Shenandoah
Ferry National Historic Park
Rose Stevens
Berkeley Springs
Potomac
Stevens
Richmond
Larry Dodd
Virginia Department of Transportation
Dodd
Janet Clements
Department of Emergency Services
Page County
Skyline Lakes
Shenandoah County
Shenandoah River
Sonny Mangold
Black Bear Crossing
Deer Rapids Estates
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Timothy Jacobean
Herbert Hicks
Bret
Stanley Legg
Millie Legg
Clay Street
Point of Rocks
Frederick Thurmont
Airy
First General Mortgage Company
Rockville
Germantown
Silver Spring
Altimore
Iday
Bapstia l
FCC
Frederick Community College
I Frederick Community College
Community Energy Fund
Ana
Religious Coalition For
Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison Company
Religious Coalition For Emergency Human Needs
Allegheny Power System
Energy Fund
E. Church
Frederick
Monongahela Power
West Penn Power
Allegheny Power
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