and joining us now on the phone is karen everett, blic information officer for st. mary's county. we talked yesterday and looks like you did really get hit even after we had soken and good morning. >> gd morning, barbara. yes, we had sustained rain until 2:00 a.m. >> we're looking at pictures of some of the devastation. can you describe what people are seeing this morning? >> that was the major problem our commuters faced this morning, what you're looking at. that's a major interchange in st. mary's county. it was closed this morning but i did just hear about five minutes ago it has reopened. >> so some of the water starting to recede there now? >> yes, ma'am. we exrienced high tide early this morning and so that was the crest of many of the tributaries that we watched carefully and water is starting to recede now. there is no rain in thforecast and we invite everyone to come down this weekend. >> we'd love to do that. let's talk about hools. now yesterday when we spoke they were letting schools out two hours early and there were going to be no evening activities. today you have n

. >> reporter: but county spokesperson karen everett who says the dam that creates a nearby lake waser opened, but it was closely watched. >> we started monitoring it every hour. and it got to about 67 feet. and it would have had to rise at least three more feet before we really would have been worried. >> reporter: now it's all about drying out, assessing the damage and chronicling the tales of the flood of 2010. in st. ry's county, derrick wa, news4. >> i'm sure they'll be talking about this flood for quite some time. but out there right now, what a difference a day makes. look at this hot. no rain out there, just bright blue ies. it is gorgeous outside right now. current temperature at 73 degrees. plenty of sunshine. most of the clouds are now out of here. wind, though, still a factor. winds out of the north northwest at 23 miles per hour. we've seen gusts upwards of 30 miles per hour during the day today that wi is going to usher in cooler temperatures. lo at the numbers, down to 44 tonight in frederick. 44 in winchester. 50 in the district. and down towards st. marys ere they sa