BGE crews working to restore service to more than 225,000 customers affected by powerful storm

BGE crews continue to work to restore electric service to customers affected by Friday’s powerful nor’easter storm that began moving through central Maryland overnight and continues to cause trees and limbs to come down on power lines and other electric equipment. With wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour in the BGE service area still expected this afternoon […]

Woman killed by falling tree branch in Kingsville

UPDATE: The victim has been identified – click here for details. Original story below… —— Friday’s high winds have resulted in at least one fatality, according to emergency personnel. At just after 12:30 p.m., a 77-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree branch as she was checking her mail in Kingsville. The incident reportedly occurred in the 11900 block […]

Winter Storm Warning issued for Nottingham area

Winter strikes back! After a winter without much precipitation, the season seems to poised to exact revenge. A strong storm system is expected to move up the coast sending lots of snow into the Nottingham area. The precipitation is expected to begin between 8 p.m. and midnight on Monday night, continuing throughout the day on Tuesday. The National Weather Service […]

Damaging winds knock down trees, power lines

A line of strong storms passing through Maryland on Tuesday afternoon wreaked havoc on local roadways. Although the storm front weakened as it approached Nottingham, the high winds caused several problems in the area. There were widespread reports of wires and trees down, as well as traffic light outages. The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reports that the traffic light […]

Rainbow appears over The Avenue (PHOTO)

Monday night’s storms in the Nottingham area were fairly intense. Lightning even sparked a few fires in the Parkville area. Eventually, the skies cleared and many local residents were treated to a beautiful rainbow. On Tuesday morning, The Avenue at White Marsh shared this gorgeous photo (taken by Carol Blizzard Gower) of a rainbow over the main thoroughfare, that’s sure to […]

Lightning strike causes Parkville fire

UPDATE: Further investigation has revealed that the two incindents below were actually the same fire. The blaze broke out on Acton Road. Original story below… —— Crews are responding to the scene of two Parkville-area fires caused by severe storms that swept through the region on Monday night. At about 7:30 p.m., fire personnel responded to a dwelling fire in […]