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Potomac River Disappears in “blowout” Tide
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Almost no water left in the tidal Potomac River near Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse on Friday, March 2. Photo courtesy Lori Bauckman-Moore
Most of the water in the tidal Potomac River along eastern Prince William County’s shores vanished during Friday’s intense wind storm.
The phenomena, known as a “blowout tide” happened due to sustained northwesterly winds blowing the water out of the river, into the Chesapeake Bay and eventually to the Atlantic Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.
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Almost no water left in the tidal Potomac River at Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse on Friday, March 2. Photo courtesy Lori Bauckman-Moore
Blowout tides are relatively rare on the Potomac River, particularly of the magnitude seen Friday, and represent the reverse, essentially, of coastal flooding, said NWS meteorologist Dan Hofmann.
