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Severe storms spawning tornado warnings across region
8:57 p.m. Tornado warning until 9:30 p.m. for Frederick, Carroll, western Baltimore and NW Howard counties, including Eldersburg, Westminster, Hampstead and Manchester.
8:45From The Aegis: The storm ripped through Harford County, doing some of the most...Tags: Howard County, Natural Disasters, Fort Meade (military base), Media Industry, Ellicott City
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Potomac named America's most endangered river
The Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia, was named the nation's "most endangered" waterway today by a Washington-based environmental group. American Rivers put the Potomac atop its annual list of endangered rivers. Though cleaner...
Tags: Rivers, Environmental Pollution, Water Supply, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources
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National Flood Safety Awareness week begins
The unusually mild weather has already brought flood warnings to central Maryland in recent weeks, but today marks the start of Flood Safety Awareness Week across the country.
March typically sees about 4 inches of rain in Greater Baltimore, with 11...Tags: Weather Warnings
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Floods are common and devastating, but we can be prepared
On behalf of FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), I'm writing in response to your March 14 opinion piece, "Warming: Storm damage ahead" to add insight about flood risk and the NFIP. Your editorial addresses how climate change will add to the...Tags: Natural Disasters, FEMA, Insurance
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Studies find warming doubles MD coastal flooding risks
New research indicates that rising sea level from climate change will roughly double the risks of storm-related flooding in coastal communities in Maryland and nationwide.
Scientists with Climate Central, an independent nonprofit journalism and...Tags: Dundalk, Water, Oceans, Annapolis, Bodies of Water
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Tuesday forecast: Rain, high near 49
The National Weather Service is calling for Tuesday to be rainy in the Baltimore area, mainly after 11 a.m., with a high near 49 and south winds between 8 and 14 miles per hour. The chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Rainfall amounts between half...Tags: Baltimore Weather, Weather Reports, Floods
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Side Street Café in Cockeysville vows to reopen after floods
A week after flash floods sprung up all across Baltimore County, the lunch crowd on York Road was still pulling fruitlessly into the parking lot in front of Side Street Cafe.
But instead of a hefty serving of the familiar — including a greeting...Tags: Natural Disasters, Business, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Tropical Storms
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In for another soaking
Maryland WeatherLooks like Central Maryland will be in the chute again as stalled weather systems to our east and west conspire to channel a few more days of tropical moisture, showers, rain and thunderstorms this way.With nearly 20 inches of rain......Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Natural Disasters, Weather Reports, Tropical Storm Lee (2011)
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Proposed rules threaten fabric of river life in Port Deposit
Pushing waterlogged belongings out the front door of her duplex, Suzy Cunningham trod over a buckle in the floorboards.
"Our porch went all to hell," she lamented as she cleaned up last month after Tropical Storm Lee. "Their ain't a floor in Port Deposit...Tags: Port Deposit, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Congressional Budget Office, Insurance, Budgets and Budgeting
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In 1868, 'Black Friday Flood' rained down on Sykesville
In the early morning hours of Friday, July 24, 1868, a devastating flood wreaked havoc upon Sykesville. The week of July 24 sounds much like the weather in recent days. According to a podcast by WYPR on Sept. 30, 2010, that recalled Baltimore's "Great...Tags: Rivers, Sykesville, Traffic, Westminster (Carroll, Maryland), Patapsco
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Flash flood warning issued for Howard
Heavy afternoon rains prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning in Howard County until 6:15 p.m. Monday, July 25. County Department of Fire and Rescue Service Battalion Chief Gordon Wallace said drivers need to be especially...Tags: Traffic, Weather Warnings
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Biggest threat from Emily may be heavy rain
Maryland WeatherTropical Storm Emily was looking a bit disheveled this morning, with no increase in strength and increasing signs of disorganization as the storm approached Hispaniola. Top sustained winds remained at 50 mph.The storm's primary threat to the island's...Tags: Natural Disasters, National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storms, Tourism and Leisure, Hispaniola
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