Governor Moore declares State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Ophelia approaches Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore has declared a State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Ophelia approaches Maryland. High winds and heavy rains are expected on Saturday and Sunday as the system bears down on the mid-Atlantic. A Wind Advisory is in effect for Saturday and State Highway Administration crews are on alert. On Friday evening, Governor Moore issued the following statement: […]

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

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 […]

Wind Advisory issued for Baltimore area

UPDATE: The Wind Advisory has been extended through 8 p.m. on Saturday. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the Baltimore area. The advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2023. As a tropical depression bears down on the mid-Atlantic, forecasters say northeast winds of […]

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

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 […]