<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/community/climate-environment/weather/maryland-weather-severe-storms-6VW7X5SA75FUJJ6JE54JFNDKLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T01:28:21.913Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/WD57VENE6ZBCROJFR2BV7BY2NU.JPG?auth=120fd925dfcc66677b2038a0ede4719b1c04a53ba78079fb3a3028565e6a505c&amp;smart=true&amp;width=3000&amp;height=1998</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Damaging winds are likely to reach between 55 and 70 mph near and east of I-95, according to the National Weather Service. There’s a greater potential for tornadoes near the I-70 corridor east of Frederick.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.thebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/maryland-afscme-patrick-moran-5XIVUAKVKVDV3C6TLH67FEQKWE/</loc><lastmod>2026-08-21T01:26:11.23Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://baltimorebanner-the-baltimore-banner-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/DS4DBIO3PZBUVNFH3JWLFNFA4A.jpg?auth=538a069c662d6048252a7c4092a064d2c5e57e789c4ed9134f44cde6f96b7c70&amp;smart=true&amp;width=8640&amp;height=5760</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Patrick Moran, an influential and longtime Maryland labor leader, was elected president of AFSCME International on Thursday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>