Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Showers are likely today with another thunderstorm possible after 2 p.m. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation, so bring an umbrella. Tomorrow, at least, should be a sunny day.
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Katie Waynick, the author of the popular DrainALX account, chronicled an all too familiar experience for Alexandrians during last night’s flooding.
“Another day spent sheltering in the basement from a tornado warning to wonder if I’ll have to run my baby back upstairs due to flooding,” Waynick wrote. “This shit is old.”
Waynick wasn’t alone. Alexandrians took to social media yesterday to express frustrations that, after years of stormwater investment, areas of the city were still completely submerged when a thunderstorm rolls through town.
Hey @AlexandriaVAGov we’ve been waiting for you to fix this for 10 years. Water and sewage are core responsibilities. Why is your NUMBER 1 project being delayed another two years? The community has sustained millions in damages. Fix it! #AlexandriaFlood #flooding pic.twitter.com/5iDcynuTRH
— Katie McAuliffe (@Kmca58) August 14, 2023
@fox5dc @MatthewCappucci @JenDelgadoFOX Old Town Alexandria on King Street pic.twitter.com/LbSuQkzpfQ
— Drighteous (@Drighteous) August 14, 2023
Even Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson chimed in to say there’s a sense of deja vu to reports of downed trees and flooded intersections.
This feels like deja vu, but we have trees down throughout the City and numerous flooded intersections.
Please DO NOT drive through standing water! Turn around.
Thus far, we have avoided major power outages. Our teams are throughout the City supporting residents in response. pic.twitter.com/W2PlCYoaBh
— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) August 14, 2023
While there was some enthusiasm that, in some places, stormwater improvements seemed to help, Wilson pointed out that the scale of the storm last night was significantly different than some of the intense flooding from years before. Yesterday’s rain was not a stress test for the city’s stormwater improvements.
Certainly having maximum capacity is a great thing, but..
Today we had 1.6" in an hour.
7/2019 was 3.3" in an hour
7/2020 was 2.5" in a half-hour
8/2021 was 5.4" over a few hours
Completely different scale of volume/intensity.
— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) August 14, 2023
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Monarch Montessori School is now enrolling infants, toddlers and three year-olds for its full-time Montessori program. We offer a seamless enrollment process which involves submitting an application for review, paying the enrollment fee and submitting the remaining enrollment materials before your proposed start date.
At Monarch Montessori School, we aim to provide an authentic Montessori learning experience. At our Alexandria location, we currently have 8 openings in our Primary classroom (ages 3-6), and 6 openings in our Toddler classroom. Additionally, there are 3 infant openings at this time.
Our first floor space is an open concept. Infants and toddlers share the same large classroom. Children ages 3-6 are in two classrooms on our second floor. Each classroom has one lead and assistant guide. We offer a year-round program, with intermittent breaks for Spring Break and Winter Break.
Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Annual Gala & Auction
Do good while having a good time at the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria’s 38th Annual Gala and Auction at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. The fun begins with a 2-hour open bar reception while mingling with 499 other Alexandrians who