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Flood Gates Up at Georgetown Waterfront in Anticipation of Abnormally High Tides
The National Weather Service issued a coastal flood warning for the D.C. area including the Washington Harbour in Georgetown.
Updated 9:35 p.m. Wednesday
The Georgetown Waterfront was empty save for a few ducks Wednesday morning. Period of rain over the past few days have prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) to issue a Coastal Flood Warning for D.C. last night through Friday at 6 p.m. The NWS now estimates that the Potomac levels will rise above the flooding point at the Georgetown Harbour.
The river was about a foot beneath the boardwalk at the Georgetown waterfront Wednesday around 11 a.m. The flood walls were raised in anticipation of possible flooding.
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Tides are currently running 1.5 feet above normal and are expected to increase to 3-4 feet above normal within next one or two days. According to a DC Alert, the Wisconsin Avenue tidal gauge could exceed 8 feet and Washington Harbour will be threatened. The next high tides are 9:46 p.m. Wednesday and 9:57 a.m. Thursday.
The restaurants on the Georgetown waterfront are from the .
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