The remnants of Tropical Storm Ian are expected to enter our region this afternoon.
After a meeting with the National Weather Service yesterday, the Prince George’s Office of Emergency Management provided the following updates:
“The primary impact associated with the remnants of Ian over Prince George’s County will be the potential for moderate to heavy rain this weekend. Light rain looks to spread over the county Friday afternoon. Rain intensity will ramp up Friday night into Saturday morning (moderate rain Friday night, and moderate to occasionally heavy rain on Saturday). Light to moderate rain is likely to continue through much of Sunday. There is still uncertainty about how much rain is expected, and it looks more likely that light rain could linger across the area through Monday or even Tuesday.
The latest forecast still shows 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain across the County this weekend. However, this rain will fall over a relatively long period of time, and the ground is dry at present, so any flood concerns are expected to be minor/localized at most. High winds are not expected, but sustained winds are likely to be 13-19 mph for Saturday into Sunday, with gusts of 30-35 mph at times on Saturday and Sunday.
At this time, the Emergency Operation Center will not activate for this event, but we will be monitoring the event."
The Public Works Department and the Mount Rainier Police Department are mobilized to monitor the storm weather and road conditions in the City.
Please take note of these important numbers:
MOUNT RAINIER POLICE DEPARTMENT - 301-985-6565
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT - 301-985-6583
Track and report power outages - www.PEPCO.com/outage 1-877-737-2662
Report fallen communications wires - Verizon (1-800-837-4966) Comcast (1-800-266-2278)
Other Resources:
Preparedness Center | Prince George's County, MD (princegeorgescountymd.gov)