BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service in Baltimore has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM EDT on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Westerly winds of 15 to 25 mph are expected with gusts of up to 35 to 45 mph. Relative humidity will be as low as 18 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will be in effect from Tuesday afternoon, April 18, 2023 through Tuesday evening. Westerly winds of 10 to 20 mph are expected with gusts of up to 30 mph in the lower elevations. Relative humidity will only be around 15 to 25 percent. […]
UPDATE 2: The crematorium plans are set to move forward. UPDATE: The public meeting has been postponed. Original story below… WHITE MARSH, MD—An informational public meeting will be held later this month to discuss community concerns over a previously-announced potential new crematorium in White Marsh. The Maryland Department of the Environment has announced that the meeting, which will be held […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service says there is an elevated fire danger throughout Maryland once again on Thursday. The combination of west to southwest winds of around 10 mph with gusts of up to 20 mph, low relative humidity values around 20 percent, and dry fuels will produce an elevated fire danger across Maryland and the eastern West Virginia panhandle […]
WASHINGTON—The Transportation Security Administration this week announced the award of three orders for a combined total value of up to $1.3 billion for Computed Tomography (CT) scanners to include up to 426 base, 359 mid-size, and 429 full-size units, if all options are exercised, for deployment across TSA checkpoints starting Summer 2023. Analogic Corporation will provide base-size units. IDSS Holdings […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service in Baltimore has issued a Red Flag Warning for low humidity and gusty winds. The warning is in effect until 8 p.m. on Wednesday evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. Forecasters say west to northwest winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph are possible. Relative […]
UPDATE: A Red Flag Warning is now in effect. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Wednesday in the Baltimore area. Forecasters says westerly winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph are possible on Wednesday afternoon and evening. Humidity levels will be as low as 30 […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement warning of an elevated fire risk in the Baltimore area on Tuesday. Westerly winds will gust up to 20 to 25 mph at times, especially during the mid to late afternoon. Relative humidity values will fall between 15 and 25 percent. Given recent dry weather, fuels are very dry. […]