2 Annapolis Streets Flooded Tuesday; Flood Advisory Until 2 AM

ANNAPOLIS, MD — City officials say "severe flooding" closed streets and caused traffic problems in the Downtown/City Dock area Tuesday morning, but traffic is again moving. Annapolis is under a coastal flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service until 2 a.m. Wednesday; an earlier flood warning has been canceled.

Compromise Street and Dock Street were both closed by the high water, but re-opened by the lunch hour. Dock Street has an alternative traffic pattern but is accommodating vehicles, the city said in a news release.

Public Works had placed variable message signs and barricades in the area to keep drivers out. (For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

Early in the morning, Compromise Street was closed between the Eastport Bridge and St. Marys Street because of water, the Annapolis Police Department said. Traffic heading toward Eastport used Duke of Gloucester Street. Traffic heading from Eastport to downtown used Spa Road or other alternatives.

The National Weather Service says tides will be 1 to 2 feet above normal this evening. The next high tide will be at 9:35 p.m.

About 30 percent of Susan Campbell Park is closed because of high water.

Water levels were estimated at 3.6 ft. (MLLW) around 6 a.m. Tuesday.

The forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of rain before 11 a.m., then clearing skies and a high of 74 degrees.

Residents are asked not to drive around barricades or through any standing water.

Photos of flooding by the Annapolis Office of Emergency Management