That is true. The forest here in the lowlands are mess of overgrown brush and fallen dead oak trees. The high rainfall and humidity over the wet years killed off a lot of the oaks. They are all blowing over now and cluttering the forest flood. A good fire would be welcome but we don’t do forest maintenance in MD.
Edit: I feel like we're going to get a north and west trend overnight. The orientation of the precip doesn't scream down slopping.