Sandbags in Annapolis

The forcasted high tide last night for us was just after my blog entry, about 1:00 AM. The water rose a little more after that, but then receded about 6 inches. At low tide this morning, it hasn't gone down much more. There's little on the news about expected surges, but I'm watching the buoys and marine forecasts. TV weather forecasters don't seem to pay much attention to how the wind drives water onto the Western Shore. But the watermen do, and that's where I've turned for information. I don't think anyone expects anything like the 8 ft surge of Hurricane Isabel, but 2 to 3 feet is certainly possible. A 3 foot sure might put water in our house. I just heard some news reports that they are sandbagging now at the City Dock in Annapolis and at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. I saw a truck containing sandbags as I was driving to work this morning. Dianne is off today because her sister Judy is in town. She's preparing to move electronics and furniture to higher levels in the house if necessary. My action trigger will be when water breaches the rip-rap in the front yard. Current winds are from the east at 20-25 mph and it is raining lightly. -S