BALTIMORE, MD— The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Tuesday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Friday in the Baltimore area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects […]
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 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for northern Baltimore County and northern Harford County. The advisory will be in effect from 2 a.m. through 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, May 18, 2023. Forecasters say temperatures as low as 34 degrees will result in frost formation overnight. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. Residents […]
FALLTSON, MD—The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado struck the Fork/Fallston area last month. A line of severe thunderstorms produced a twister along its leading edge as it passed over Fork, Fallston, and western Bel Air on the mid-afternoon of Saturday, April 22, 2023. The tornado was on the ground intermittently for eight minutes, but it produced a […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Advisory for the Baltimore area. The advisory covers southern Baltimore County and Baltimore City and will be in effect from 8 p.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023 through 6 a.m. on Saturday. Forecasters say up to one half foot of inundation above ground level is expected in low lying areas […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for northern Baltimore County and northern Harford County. The advisory will be in effect from midnight until 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Forecasters say temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation overnight. Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. Residents should take […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service in Baltimore has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Maryland on Saturday. The EF-0 twister touched down in Poolesville at just before 2 p.m. on April 22, 2023. The tornado packed 75 mph winds and was on the ground for about 100 yards. It was approximately 25 yards wide, according to NWS officials. A […]