National Hurricane Center Archives

TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA: Crews prepare for heavy rainfall, storm surge in Maryland on Saturday

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The cyclone bearing down on the mid-Atlantic states became Tropical Storm Ophelia on Friday. The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration is preparing for the tropical storm to impact much of the state beginning late Friday evening through Saturday. According to the latest forecast, the lower Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland counties will be most affected. A Wind […]

Tropical Storm Warning issued for East Coast; storm surge, high winds could affect Maryland

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Parts of the East Coast could get battered by a low pressure system heading into this weekend. The National Weather Service says an area of low pressure is forecast to develop off the southeastern U.S. coast on Thursday evening and will bring tropical-storm-force winds, storm surge, heavy rain, and high surf to large portions of the southeast and mid-Atlantic coast beginning […]

NOAA predicts a near-normal 2023 Atlantic hurricane season

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—NOAA forecasters with the Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service, predict near-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year. NOAA’s outlook for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a 30% chance of […]

Tropical Storm Nicole Projected Path 20221108

Tropical Storm Nicole to bring heavy rain to Maryland this weekend

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says Tropical Storm Nicole will likely bring heavy rains to Maryland this weekend. Nicole is currently passing near The Bahamas and is expected to strengthen before hitting eastern Florida and moving up the East Coast. A Hurricane Warning has already been issued for portions of the east coast of Florida. The storm is expected to […]

Hurricane Ida projected path to potentially impact Maryland next week

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Forecasters now say the remnants of Ida could dump up to six inches of rain over parts of Maryland. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall in Louisiana on Sunday, but could also impact Maryland by the middle of next week. As of 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, Hurricane Ida was located 350 miles […]

Zeta expected to bring heavy rains to Mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: A video update from the National Weather Service is available here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The 27th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season will bring wet weather to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week. Zeta made landfall in the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday night, bringing heavy rains to the area. By […]

Isaias regains hurricane strength

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Hurricane Isaias is back. The powerful storm system has regained hurricane strength as it marches up the East Coast. As of 8 p.m. on Monday, Isaias is a hurricane once again with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. Hurricane Isaias was located 60 miles east of Charleston, SC or 60 miles south of Myrtle Beach, SC and is moving […]

Tropical Storm Isaias: Monday evening update, projected path, flooding potential in Maryland