Flash Flood Watch issued for Tuesday afternoon, evening

NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the entire Baltimore area. The watch is in effect for Tuesday afternoon and evening. Forecasters say thunderstorms are expected to develop again today. Lighter atmospheric winds will likely reduce the severe weather risk compared to yesterday; however, slower storm motion will likely increase the risk of […]

Baltimore City, County to initiate review of water delivery system

TOWSON, MD – Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski and Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young announced on Monday that Baltimore City and Baltimore County would jointly initiate a comprehensive review of the business processes that govern the water delivery system that serves both jurisdictions. Residents of both jurisdictions receive water through a system managed by the Baltimore City Department of […]

Large ‘dead zone’ predicted for Chesapeake Bay after wet winter, spring

BALTIMORE, MD – Ecologists from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the University of Michigan are forecasting a large Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” in 2019 due to above-average river flows associated with increased rainfall in the watershed since last fall. “The forecast this year reflects the high levels of precipitation that have been observed across the Bay’s watershed,” said report […]

Flash Flood Watch issued for Baltimore County

BALTIMORE, MD – The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for all of Baltimore County. The watch is in effect for Monday, June 17, 2019. Forecasters say a stalled front and a passing disturbance, combined with a tropical air mass, will result in a risk of severe storms and flooding rains throughout the day. A slight risk […]

Target down: Nottingham store affected

UPDATE: As of 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 15, 2019, Target’s systems appear to be coming back online. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD – A major, Saturday afternoon outage is affecting all Target stores across the nation. It is unclear what caused the outage, but there are many reports circulating of long lines and customers leaving empty-handed after […]

DNR: invasive ‘frankenfish’ population growing in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD – A partnership overseeing fish passage at the Conowingo Dam reports that 81 northern snakeheads were caught in the dam’s fish lift this spring, a dramatic increase after only one snakehead was found there the past two years. While all known snakeheads were stopped and dispatched before reaching the dam’s reservoir, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and […]