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One rescued from car after flash flood in Howard County
Firefighters rescued a person trapped in a car in Howard County after heavy rain Thursday night led to flash flooding, fire officials said. A fire department spokesman said one person was rescued from a car stuck in the flood waters near the intersection...
Tags: Weather Warnings, National Weather Service
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Wet Tuesday weather forecast could bring coastal flooding
4:30 p.m. update: The flood watch for the Baltimore region has been canceled, though the coastal flood advisory remained in effect. Forecasters are calling for up to an inch of rainfall. Original post, as of 3 p.m.: A high chance of rain throughout...
Tags: Snow Storms, Weather Warnings, National Weather Service, Air Transportation Delays, Baltimore Weather
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Laurel officials lift emergency, close shelter as Patuxent River recedes
With the waters of the Patuxent River beginning to recede after overflowing the banks on Thursday, city officials Thursday night lifted the Municipal Civil Emergency Mayor Craig Moe declared earlier in the day and closed the city's emergency shelter...
Tags: Government, American Legion, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Photography and Video, Photography Supplies and Services
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Body of woman found in rising waters near homeless camp in Laurel
A woman's body was found Thursday in rising waters near a homeless camp in Laurel, as flooding closed roads throughout the region and a dangerously high reservoir prompted the evacuation of Laurel's historic district. The discovery of the body came as...
Tags: Howard County, Photography and Video, Photography Supplies and Services, Ellicott City, Human Body
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County secures FEMA money for flood plain
Baltimore County has secured $3.42 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency grant money to buy six properties in the Beaver Dam Run flood plain in Cockeysville for flood remediation purposes. Some of the affected property owners, however, have...
Tags: Baltimore County, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Todd Huff, Sales, Business
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State building changes ordered to avert flood damage
Declaring that Maryland's coastal areas are increasingly at risk from a rising sea level, Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered state agencies to weigh the growing risks of flooding in deciding where and how to construct state buildings. "Billions of...Tags: Executive Branch, Conservation, Barack Obama, U.S. Geological Survey, United Nations
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Sandy tests Md. emergency preparations
Baltimore emergency officials expected devastation on par with Hurricane Katrina. Expecting Hurricane Sandy to knock out communications, they coordinated with local radio to broadcast public safety information and planned a "carrier pigeon" network that...
Tags: Executive Branch, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Natural Disasters, U.S. Army, Garrett County
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Harford virtually shut down Monday, as Sandy's impact is felt; High winds close Hatem Bridge
All of Harford County was virtually shut down Monday, as residents braced for the worst of the powerful Hurricane Sandy, which was ever closer to making landfall on the coast between Maryland and New Jersey. Heavy rain pelted the county overnight...
Tags: Breads, Motorvehicle Accidents, Harford County, Natural Disasters, Rivers
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Sandy causes flooding in Harford, but not as bad as September 2011
When Storm Sandy slammed into the Atlantic Coast Monday night, it dumped upward of six inches of rain on Harford County, flooding streams, creeks and ditches and raising the possibility that the Susquehanna River could swell in the coming days as the...
Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Snow Storms, Havre de Grace, Bodies of Water, U.S. Geological Survey
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Sandy lingers Tuesday as rain and wind continue
About two inches of rain are expected to fall on the soaked Baltimore region Tuesday morning, and sustained winds could topple more trees as Sandy plods north, forecasters said. Although the brunt of the massive storm pelted the area overnight, the slow-...
Tags: Weather Reports, Snow Storms, Baltimore County, Weather Warnings, Natural Disasters
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What you need to know about flood insurance during Superstorm Sandy
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America released information on what consumers need to know about flood insurance: Regular homeowner’s insurance covers damage from a storm, but not from flooding. You need to buy a policy from the...
Tags: Insurance, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Superstorm Sandy batters Howard County
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman declared a state of emergency Monday as Hurricane Sandy unleashed heavy rain and high winds on Howard County. "I cannot emphasize enough the serious nature of what looks to be a once-in-a-lifetime weather event," Ulman...
Tags: Howard County, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Ken Ulman, Bagels, Natural Disasters
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