Severe thunderstorms capable of producing 70 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail prompted watches and warnings across Western and Central Maryland, including the Baltimore area, on Saturday afternoon.
A developing El Niño that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the coming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won’t make the potentially deadly storms disappear, federal and outside meteorologists predict.
A severe storm system packed a powerful punch across Maryland during Wednesday’s evening rush, snapping utility poles, delaying trains and triggering ground stops at major airports.
Federal officials have placed Maryland under a “drought disaster” designation. But that does not mean the state is seeing a shortage of water — at least not yet.
Months after Baltimore was covered with snow and ice, a giant pile that was dumped in the city’s Oldtown neighborhood is almost gone. How long will it last? We’re going to find out.
For the second day in a row, the Baltimore region experienced record-breaking temperatures as a heat wave settled over much of the eastern United States.
Baltimore broke an 85-year-old heat record Wednesday when the temperature reached 91 degrees, the highest ever recorded on April 15 in the city, according to the National Weather Service.
While the strong El Niño can impact weather patterns in the United States and Canada, it’s unlikely to have extreme effects for the summer in the mid-Atlantic, according to the National Weather Service.