Baltimore County Public Schools to close 3 hours early on Tuesday

TOWSON, MD—Due to impending inclement weather, Baltimore County public schools and offices will dismiss three hours early on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. All afterschool and evening activities are also cancelled and there will be no P.M. Pre-K. Additionally, the Board of Education business meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday will move to a virtual format and can be viewed […]

BCPS cancels all after-school events, activities for Tuesday

UPDATE: BCPS officials now say all schools and offices will close three hours early on Tuesday. Original story below… TOWSON, MD—Due to expected severe weather, all Baltimore County Public Schools after-school activities, athletic games, and practices will be cancelled on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Additionally, the Board of Education business meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 will move […]

Harford County Public Schools to close 3 hours early on Tuesday

UPDATE 2: Harford County government offices will close at 3 p.m. on Tuesday.  The Harford County Emergency Operations Center will be activated at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. UPDATE: Baltimore County Public Schools and offices will also close three hours early on Tuesday. Original story below… HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Due to the forecasted high impact storm, Harford County Public Schools schools and […]

Storm system to produce heavy rain, high winds in Baltimore area on Tuesday evening

UPDATE 2: Baltimore County Public Schools and offices will close three hours early on Tuesday, as will Harford County Public Schools. UPDATE: The Wind Advisory has now been upgraded to a High Wind Warning. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—An impactful storm system will move through the Baltimore area on Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday morning, producing heavy downpours and […]

Maryland road crews prepare for weekend winter storm

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Highway Administration has started pre-treating state-maintained highways in advance of this weekend’s approaching winter storm. This would be the first winter storm in central Maryland this season and is expected to begin impacting travel Saturday morning through late Sunday. Crews are carefully monitoring the track of the storm and are pretreating state roads with salt brine […]

Governor Moore declares State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Ophelia approaches Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has declared a State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Ophelia approaches Maryland. High winds and heavy rains are expected on Saturday and Sunday as the system bears down on the mid-Atlantic. A Wind Advisory is in effect for Saturday and State Highway Administration crews are on alert. On Friday evening, Governor Moore issued the following statement: […]

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA: Crews prepare for heavy rainfall, storm surge in Maryland on Saturday

BALTIMORE, MD—The cyclone bearing down on the mid-Atlantic states became Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is preparing for the tropical storm to impact much of the state beginning late Friday evening through Saturday. According to the latest forecast, the lower Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland counties will be most affected. A Wind […]