Heat Advisory issued for Thursday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Baltimore area.  The advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 21st. Heat index values of 105 to 109 degrees are expected.  Forecasters says the hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses to occur. Residents are encourage to drink plenty of fluids, […]

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Wednesday in Baltimore area

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly. The effects […]

Gas prices tumble for fifth straight week

NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the fifth consecutive week, the nation’s average gas price has fallen, declining 15.8 cents from a week ago to $4.51 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is down 47.9 cents from a month ago and $1.35 […]

Flood Watch issued for Baltimore area

UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is also now in effect Severe Thunderstorm Watch is also now in effect. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will be in effect for most of central Maryland from 4 p.m. through midnight. The threat for flash flooding may be accompanied […]

Severe storms possible in Baltimore area on Monday

UPDATE: A Flood Watch has been issued for the Baltimore area – details here. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—The pattern of unsettled weather in the Baltimore area will continue on Monday. The National Weather Service says there is a marginal risk of severe weather on Monday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat, though isolated instances […]

BGE: Power restored to 99 percent of customers

TOWSON, MD—As of Sunday, BGE reports that it has restored 99 percent of customers who were impacted by the Tuesday’s severe storms, and the additional customers who experienced outages caused by the weather system on Saturday, July 16th. BGE has listed a few reasons why this is happening and additional info on Estimated Time of Restoration (ETRs): A significant amount […]