The rest of the week will be just as wet, with chances of showers and thunderstorms increasing in the afternoon hours, according to the National Weather Service.
The recent arrests of the two Baltimore academics by federal immigration enforcement officials have roiled two university systems in Maryland that have robust networks of international faculty, researchers and students.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has transferred Fatima Ameaka, a public health researcher at Johns Hopkins, to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to a government website that tracks those detained by ICE.
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy instructor Berhanu Kibret won a teacher of the year award this month right before federal immigration enforcement agents arrested him for allegedly overstaying his visa.
A multistory senior apartment complex in East Baltimore was evacuated Friday morning after firefighters discovered an underground fire, officials said.
Another round of showers and thunderstorms could develop Wednesday afternoon and evening, though forecasters say today’s storms are expected to be less severe.
Thursday morning’s hazy skies in Maryland are expected to worsen Friday as smoke from large wildfires in central Canada drifts into the state, forecasters said.
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for much of Central Maryland, including Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Harford, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.