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Tuesday could see a repeat of damaging afternoon and evening storms that factored into at least one death on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

A series of severe storms blew through the Baltimore region Monday evening, bringing heavy rain, lightning and strong winds that factored into at least one death, officials say.

The Baltimore area faces a thunder-filled start to the week, according to the National Weather Service, with storms looming for much of Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday is expected to be hot and sunny with a small chance for scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service.

As Doug High recounted the events surrounding a deadly storm that hammered a religious summer camp in Carroll County, he was struck by his injured daughter's words. The first thing she asked when he picked her up at the hospital was, "Daddy, why did God do this to our camp?"

One child was killed and eight others were injured by falling tree branches at a summer camp in Carroll County during Tuesday night's storm, a fire department spokesman said.

As a cold front pushes toward the hot, humid air over the region, storms are likely Thursday with one more day of heat index values approaching triple digits.

A front of cool, dry air and moisture from Tropical Storm Arthur are forecast to converge over the mid-Atlantic Thursday and Friday, bringing storms and heavy rain – but helping to clear out heat and humidity for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The latest forecasts for Tropical Storm Arthur show it well off the coast of the Delmarva peninsula as it passes by on the Fourth of July, but before that it could strike the Outer Banks as a Category 1 hurricane.

Howard County's health officer has issued an extreme heat advisory for the county until 7 p.m. Wednesday evening.

Tropical Storm Arthur is forecast brush the mid-Atlantic coast on the Fourth of July, while a cold front could deliver storms and heavy downpours.

Storms bringing downpours and an intense flurry of lightning destroyed a church steeple, caved in the roof of a Middle River home and closed the Walters Art Museum for the day Thursday, amid another deluge in a season that has already raised concerns about flooding and erosion.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Calvert County and parts of southern Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties until 6 p.m.

A flash flood watch is in effect across the region Friday, and heavy rain was reducing visibility and causing ponding of water on roadways in the afternoon.

Two left lanes on Interstate 95 near the MD 24 exit in Harford County have reopened after an overturned vehicle caused a fuel spill, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority. The right lane remains closed.

Sunshine around the region Wednesday afternoon was expected to fuel storms, possibly severe ones packing damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes.

A flash flood watch is in effect across Central Maryland through late Tuesday, with storms and heavy rain possible. A burst of heavy rain inundated College Park and surrounding areas Tuesday morning.

Humidity is forecast to surge for the middle of the week, with highs in the upper 80s Tuesday and storm chances Tuesday and Wednesday.

Cunningham Falls State Park swimming spot affected by storm runoff.

Strong storms brought tornado warnings to Anne Arundel County and the Eastern Shore on Thursday.

Severe storms bringing hail and damaging winds could pass through Maryland and much of the mid-Atlantic Thursday afternoon and evening.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police has issued a warning to boaters and anglers to avoid the Upper Potomac River, including its swollen creeks and streams through Monday.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police has issued a warning to boaters and anglers to avoid the Upper Potomac River, including its swollen creeks and streams through Monday.

Isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to bring flooding risks across the region Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for Howard County and the surrounding region Friday as heavy rainfall soaks the area.

A second deluge in little more than two weeks is forecast to soak the region Friday, making for a miserable Black-Eyed Susan Day at Pimlico Race Course – though officials are confident in a fast track for a sunny and cool Preakness Stakes on Saturday.

City engineers and surveyors will begin more regularly inspecting large pieces of infrastructure such as retaining walls and the streets near them after the major collapse of a wall in Charles Village last week.

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Harford County emergency officials dealt with what one called "the worst storm event" in months, as the county was caught in a massive deluge that dropped up to 9 inches of rain in some areas between late Tuesday night and early Thursday morning.

A nearly 120-year-old retaining wall that has troubled Charles Village residents for decades collapsed amid a month's worth of rain that fell Tuesday and Wednesday, dumping half a dozen cars, street lights and sidewalks onto the CSX rail tracks below.

An end to rainy weather is forecast Thursday, with cloudy skies and highs in the mid-70s.

Heavy rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast through much of Wednesday, bringing risks for flash flooding and raising high tides by a couple of feet.

With heavy rainfall expected, the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Howard County starting Tuesday and continuing through Wednesday morning.

A storm system that brought tornadoes to parts of the Southeast U.S. arrived in Baltimore Tuesday, prompting the National Weather Service to call a flash flood watch for the region through Wednesday night.

Showers and possible thunderstorms were moving into the region Friday afternoon, but severe weather was forecast to stay south of Maryland.