BGE continues power restoration efforts following storm and readies for extreme heat wave

BALTIMORE, MD – BGE crews working around the clock have restored service to the majority of customers who lost power during a late-afternoon thunderstorm on Wednesday, July 17, that downed trees and branches and damaged overhead electric wires throughout central Maryland. A real-time outage map with current outage data is available at outagemap.bge.com. Customers who remain without power are likely […]

Excessive Heat Watch issued for Nottingham area

UPDATE: The Excessive Heat Watch has now been extended through Sunday evening. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for the Nottingham area. The watch will be in effect from Friday morning through Friday evening. An Excessive Heat Watch has also been issued for Saturday morning through Saturday evening. Heat […]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Parkville, Perry Hall, Joppa

UPDATE: Other portions of Baltimore County have now been added, including Essex, Nottingham, and White Marsh. See graphic below. Original story below… NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of Baltimore & Harford counties. The warning is effect until 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday for areas including Parkville, Carney, Perry Hall, Kingsville, Fallston, […]

Bison burgers recalled due to E. coli risk

NOTTINGHAM, MD – Northfork Bison Distributions Inc. of St. Leonard, Quebec is recalling its Bison Burgers & Bison Ground because they have the potential to be contaminated with E. coli: O121 and O103. This form of E. coli may cause diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some people can develop […]

Heat Advisory issued for Wednesday

NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Nottingham area. The Heat Advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17th. Heat index values will be at around 105 degrees with temperatures in the mid-90s and dewpoints in the low-to-mid-70s. The heat and humidity may cause heat stress […]