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 […]

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, […]

Downed wires shut down Harford Road [VIDEO]

UPDATE: Harford Road has been reopened and all employees are safe. Original story below… —— CARNEY, MD – Many local roadways remain flooded following Thursday afternoon’s severe storms. Harford Road remains shut down above I-695 due to downed wires arcing near the roadway. Occupants of nearby office buildings have been told to shelter-in-place. The intersection of Cub Hill Road at […]

WMVFC: Honeygo Boulevard ‘impassable’ in White Marsh

WHITE MARSH, MD – There are multiple reports of flooded roadways throughout Baltimore County following Thursday afternoon’s severe storms. The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reports that two of its units are responding to multiple reports of stranded vehicles along Honeygo Boulevard in White Marsh, near IKEA. “Honeygo Boulevard is likely impassable,” WMVFC officials stated. Motorists should use an alternate […]