Baltimore-area temperatures reached 98 degrees Wednesday, setting a record for the hottest day ever recorded in October, the National Weather Service said.
Unseasonably hot weather into early autumn could dull fall foliage this season in Maryland. AccuWeather.com is predicting a delayed and perhaps shortened leaf-peeping season.
Less than a year after marking its wettest 365-day period on record, much of the Baltimore region is considered "abnormally dry," a precursor to drought.
A minor earthquake hit southern Pennsylvania at 7:11 p.m. Saturday9/14, centered four miles southeast of the town of East Berlin, about 65 miles north of Baltimore.
Several Baltimore County and Baltimore City schools without air conditioning will be closed or dismiss students early Thursday because of excessive heat in the forecast.
As Hurricane Dorian continues to make its way up the East Coast, most of Maryland will likely be spared from any major effects. But some areas on the Eastern Shore and in Southern Maryland are under a tropical storm warning.
Tropical storm-force winds from Hurricane Dorian of up to 73 mph are possible in St. Mary’s, Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester counties in Maryland over the next 48 hours.
