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Baker Park Spill way Not sure how to embed the video directly. But for those who have never seen the Flood mitigation for Baker Park in Frederick, here it is in action. The water is carried through tunnels to the other side of the city. Flood control working the way it is supposed to work.
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After this afternoons mess this just came out. From what I have seen and heard Frederick Co is a mess. Between flooding and power outages. So more info on that bus. The driver and 11 students had to climb out onto the roof. A boat was used to carry them all to dry ground. A school board member I know personally has asked for the Superintendent to resign.
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Sun is coming out here finally.
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No covered bridge in Baker Park. It is downtown Frederick, runs through the middle of the city. No Baker park has always been here. But it used to flood regularly as Carroll Creek runs through it. The city many years ago after a big flood invested in a water diversion system. The creek has spill ways into underground tunnels that helps to carry flood waters away. The creek runs through and does not flood. Carrol Creek Linear Park is the other park it attaches to.
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So it took the Sheriff's office to tell the transportation dept to get off the roads?!?! Insane! I bet! That flood system that they have now is awesome though. Takes flood waters under the city and dumps it outside the city. Yes I got the girls out safely. Reminded them to watch the parking lot as it is the student lot. I was going to get them early but I take their friend home and was not sure I could get them permission to leave early. Felt so bad for all the walkers.
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Better not!
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Oh they are going to get an earful! I am one who usually gives them the benefit of the doubt, but this is unacceptable. What a horrible situation to put their drivers and students through. Just to get in a full day.
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Yep this is FCPS. Yep! It was a shit show, excuse my French. And to add insult to injury Frederick County Sherriff has instructed all busses to go back to their school pick ups with kids that they could not get home. Parents are being instructed to pick up their children at the schools. FCPS has disabled all comments on their latest FB post. Hearing sirens all over. And raining again with a wind advisory. I want to know who made the final decision. This situation was known for days.
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I don't doubt it. I have yet to look at Ballanger Creek which is behind my house. Elmer Derr Rd on the S-curve usually gets flooded pretty bad. Hey there neighbor! My Ambient is sitting at 4.52" since midnight.
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Just got this text from FCPS about busses. Looks like they could not get some kids home.
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Current grab from my backyard station
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I don’t know if you saw my other post but while sitting in the parking lot caught this radar grab.
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FCPS MD messed up! Horrible conditions for these kids to be out in. Ponding water all over. Walking kids were drenched. Parking lot in front of the school on Ballenger Creek Pike. Horrible horrible decision.
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At school pick up.
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Just got 2” here. With another heavy batch to my SW. Ariel flood warning is up.
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Incoming wall of water.
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Here is what they decided.
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They are always saying, Frederick is a big county. We have to wait for all the routes to be driven before we make a decision. There in lies the issue. Our closer to and in city schools have a huge walking population due to our 1 1/2 mile cut off for busses. My girls HS on the SW side of the city is fed by 7 neighborhoods that are walking. This includes ours. Over half of the school does not have bus transport. So holding off to run the routes puts the hundreds of walkers at risk.
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Yep. Although already seeing road closures on the Frederick Scanner in the Northern part of the county.
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I am monitoring. If I need to I will pull the girls early myself. School is right up the Pike.
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Not Frederick.
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As a Frederick Co resident, I am not surprised. And you are really getting it up there. Northern Fred Co is pick up too. I am right on the development line on the southern edge. Keep getting random downpours for about a min at a time.
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Picking up some more rain just now. Up from .87" to 1.17". 69/68/96
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Yea kids have a 4 day weekend here also. Mon and Tue off. They went back 2 weeks ago also. Won't have a full week of school again till the last week of Sept.
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Why oh why did I venture onto the FCPS MD FB page
