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  • September

    Army Corps, MDOT to host open house on Baltimore coastal storm study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) are holding an open house Sept. 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Maryland Department of the Environment to provide information and seek input on a coastal storm risk management study for Baltimore.

  • October

    Corps Releases Draft Report for Coastal Storm and Flood Risks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a draft feasibility report for addressing coastal storm and flood risk to vulnerable property, populations, ecosystems, and infrastructure in the city.

  • Norfolk District Releases Draft Report for Coastal Storm and Flood Risks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today released a draft feasibility report for addressing coastal storm and flood risk to vulnerable property, populations, ecosystems, and infrastructure in the city.

  • September

    Corps of Engineers, partners lead Hurricane Evacuation Study for Maryland

    Maryland typically has to deal with the impacts of tropical storms or nor’easters rather than hurricanes. However, the state is not immune. Maryland was significantly impacted by Hurricane Isabel that made landfall in 2003. The state experienced substantial storm surge of 6 to 8 feet above normal tide levels in some areas and even breached the Army Corps’ ecosystem restoration project at Poplar Island in two spots due to elevated water levels and large waves. So, how is Maryland getting prepared for the next major storm? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is currently managing a Hurricane Evacuation Study for the state though the National Hurricane Program.

  • Baltimore District, partners lead Hurricane Evacuation Study for Maryland

    Maryland typically has to deal with the impacts of tropical storms or nor’easters rather than hurricanes. However, the state is not immune. Maryland was significantly impacted by Hurricane Isabel that made landfall in 2003. The state experienced substantial storm surge of 6 to 8 feet above normal tide levels in some areas and even breached the Army Corps’ ecosystem restoration project at Poplar Island in two spots due to elevated water levels and large waves. So, how is Maryland getting prepared for the next major storm? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is currently managing a Hurricane Evacuation Study for the state though the National Hurricane Program.

  • August

    North Atlantic Division and Districts Hurricane Harvey Support

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) North Atlantic Division and its districts are deploying four staff members to Texas to support the federal government’s Hurricane Harvey response.

  • October

    Floating drift clogs the Battery Park Underpass after Hurricane Sandy inundated lower Manhattan with a record level storm surge. As part of the national response framework for Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of FEMA is making steady progress to assist local, city, and state officials in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The Corps will be overseeing pump operations to get an estimated 10 million gallons of water out of the Battery Park Underpass, which is estimated to take 24 hours to complete.

    Army Corps Continues Joint Efforts Four Years after Sandy

    BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Since Hurricane Sandy pounded the Northeast on Oct. 29, 2012, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has worked diligently, together with its federal, state, local and industry partners, to complete construction on more than 106 authorized and funded coastal storm damage risk reduction projects.
  • This graphic shows who can address risks found along coastlines from the federal to local level, and how they can address those risks.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' North Atlantic Division team preparing for Hurricane Joaquin

    BROOKLYN, N.Y. – As Hurricane Joaquin begins to move north, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ North

  • March

    National Hurricane Program Manager Chris Penney, Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, speaks about storm surge forecasting to ‎more than 70 participants from various agencies to kick off the two-day Maryland Coastal Flood Workshop in Chester, Maryland, March 11, 2015. Penney works on hurricane evacuation studies with our partners.

    First-of-its-kind workshop focuses on storm surge, coastal flood risk in Maryland

    Storms are becoming stronger and more prevalent, and they are wiping out entire coastal communities - and not just along the Gulf Coast. First-of-its-kind workshop focuses on storm surge, coastal flood risk in Maryland - funded by the Maryland Silver Jackets

  • May

    Hurricane Sandy approaches the Atlantic coast of the U.S. in the early morning hours of October 29, 2012. (NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS Day-Night Band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership.)

    Corps begins post-Sandy study of North Atlantic coast

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scientists and engineers launched a collaborative study May 28 to determine how best to reduce flood and storm damage risks for people and communities along the North Atlantic coast.

  • November

    A generator is staged at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 3, before it departs to an area affected by Hurricane Sandy. USACE is working through FEMA to get needed supplies such as emergency power generators to areas throughout New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE works around the clock to provide emergency power in wake of Hurricane Sandy

    In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively working to provide temporary emergency power in areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affected by Hurricane Sandy. USACE teams have deployed to strategic locations to help at critical facilities like hospitals, nursing homes and shelters.

  • Army engineers begin debris removal mission

    Through collaboration with federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division deployed technical experts from across the country to New Jersey and New York City today to support a FEMA debris-removal mission. The initial focus of the mission is to assess and clear debris in support of the ongoing Emergency Temporary Power Mission. The Corps currently supports 35 FEMA mission assignments as the Northeast continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

  • October

    Waterfield Building reopens Oct. 30

    The Norfolk District's Waterfield Building will open for normal operations Tuesday, Oct. 30. Liberal leave is authorized. High tide is expected at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and may cause some localized flooding and travel concerns. Please time your commute appropriately.