Flood Watch issued for Baltimore area

UPDATE: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is also now in effect Severe Thunderstorm Watch is also now in effect. Original story below… ——— BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Baltimore area. The watch will be in effect for most of central Maryland from 4 p.m. through midnight. The threat for flash flooding may be accompanied […]

Severe storms possible in Baltimore area on Monday

UPDATE: A Flood Watch has been issued for the Baltimore area – details here. Original story below… —— BALTIMORE, MD—The pattern of unsettled weather in the Baltimore area will continue on Monday. The National Weather Service says there is a marginal risk of severe weather on Monday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds will be the primary threat, though isolated instances […]

BGE: Power restored to 99 percent of customers

TOWSON, MD—As of Sunday, BGE reports that it has restored 99 percent of customers who were impacted by the Tuesday’s severe storms, and the additional customers who experienced outages caused by the weather system on Saturday, July 16th. BGE has listed a few reasons why this is happening and additional info on Estimated Time of Restoration (ETRs): A significant amount […]

Baltimore County, BGE crews working around the clock to restore power following severe storms

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Officials said on Friday that crews are working around the clock to restore power for those residents who are still in the dark following Tuesday’s severe storms. BGE officials say the company expects to have service restored to most customers by Friday night. Due to extensive damage to equipment that serves a small number of customers, these particular restoration […]

Cleanup efforts continue following Tuesday’s severe storms, over 55,000 still without power

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Cleanup efforts continue in the Baltimore area following Tuesday’s severe storms. As of 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, over 55,000 BGE customers in the Baltimore area are still without power and crews are working around the clock to make repairs. The line of thunderstorms brought down power lines and uprooted trees on Tuesday evening, wreaking havoc on area roadways. Outages […]