ST. MARY'S COUNTY, Md. — St. Mary's County declared a State of Emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa's arrival, but was spared from the worst of the storm. While multiple tornado Warnings were issued in the county and its neighbor Calvert County, only some minor flooding was reported in the region as the storm passed through.
A Flash Flood Warning was issued for St. Mary's County late Thursday into Friday as the storm made its way out of Maryland and up the East Coast. All flood watches and warnings have since been lifted or canceled as of Friday morning.
The most notable issue was at the intersection of MD 5 at MD 246, where several inches of standing water made travel challenging.
Rain and strong winds were seen as WUSA9 covered Elsa entering the region.
Leonardtown officials that spoke to WUSA9 said that very few power outages and damage were seen as Elsa rolled through.
St. Mary’s County Public Information Officer told us Friday morning that there was “no major damage. no major injuries" following the storm.
St. Mary's and Calvert counties were under Tropical Storm Warnings but were ended for the area by the National Hurricane Center in its 2 a.m. Friday update.
The State of Emergency declaration allowed St. Mary's County Commissioner President James R. Guy “to take such measures as necessary to maximize the preservation of life and property, including the authority to require the evacuation of areas.”
St. Mary's County offered sandbags on Thursday at six different community landmarks ahead of the storm.
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