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Severe weather threat later today
Maryland WeatherForecasters have dialed back their predictions for rain totals from the twin lows that will be affecting Central Maryland Wednesday. But there remains some threat of severe weather for some locations later in the day. Moderate coastal flooding may also...Tags: Pikesville, Weather Warnings, Environmental Issues, Weather, Baltimore County
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Last week's storm, seen from St. Leonard's Creek
Maryland WeatherThe Baltimore Sun's environmental writer, Tim Wheeler, has passed along this delightful essay, written late last week by Kent Mountford, former senior senior scientist with the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program office, and still an environmental historian...Tags: Chesapeake Bay, Water Restrictions, Maryland, Disasters and Accidents, Tropical Storms
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April 27-28 tornado count up to 16; eight in Md.
Maryland WeatherSurvey teams from the National Weather Service continue to inspect wind damage across the region from last week's storms. Their conclusions have boosted the tally of tornadoes in Maryland and northern Virginia to 16. With four more added this week,......Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Weather, Maryland, Allegany County, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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24-hour rain totals top 5 inches in St. Mary's Co.
Maryland WeatherWhile Baltimoreans may simply be tired of the gray, and the gloom, and the drip, residents of Maryland's southern counties - on both sides of the Chesapeake, are dealing with a serious deluge of rain and high tides from the......Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rehoboth Beach, Weather Reports
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First hurricane forecast for 2010 is out
Maryland WeatherThe 2009 hurricane season has been over for exactly 9 days and already an intrepid band of forecasters has issued its predictions for 2010.Phil Klotzbach and William Gray, at Colorado State University, say the El Nino event that was blamed......Tags: Hurricane Damage, Florida, Weather, Disasters, Maryland
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Rains ease drought ... a little, in some places
Maryland WeatherThis week's Drought Monitor map (above) is out, and it does show some drought relief for some places in Maryland, when compared with last week's map. The portion of the state in moderate or severe drought has declined from 93......Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Washington (U.S. state), Maryland, Baltimore County, Hawaii
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90-plus heat breaking records, triggering alerts
Maryland WeatherTemperatures at BWI-Marshall Airport are headed up past the 90-degree mark again today. When they get there, it will mark the 30th day this year with 90-plus heat. With the 29th day with such heat on Thursday (BWI high was......Tags: Weather, Baltimore Weather, Maryland, Heat Stroke, Amy Davis
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Tornado Warning for southern Arundel
Maryland WeatherThe National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for extreme southern Anne Arundel County and northern Calvert County. It will remain in effect until 5 p.m.UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: The thunderstorm has left the warned area, so the tornado warning has......Tags: Anne Arundel County, Weather Warnings, Weather, Maryland, Weather Reports
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No time to go weenie on Maryland gun control
Watch out, ladies and gentlemen, the Maryland Senate — where Democrats outnumber Republicans 35 to 12 — could be going weenie on gun control. Already, they're caving to the "gun enthusiasts" on the proposal to require a license to buy a...Tags: Annapolis, Gun Control, Firearms, Martin O'Malley, Daniel Webster
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Two $1 million Powerball tickets drawn; prizes yet to be claimed
Two winning Powerball tickets — one from Baltimore City, one from Calvert County, and each with a second-tier prize of $1 million — were pulled from Wednesday night's drawing, said the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency on Thursday....Tags: Powerball Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Lotteries
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Oyster farming off to a slow start in Maryland
— The dock built to hold water-filled tanks of baby oysters stands empty. The new marina for landing fully grown bivalves is being used for now by some crabbers.
Encouraged by a new state policy to boost private oyster farming, Jay Robinson and...Tags: Natural Resources, Chesapeake Bay, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Endangered Species, Dining and Drinking
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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Annapolis, Elections, Construction, Government, Martin O'Malley
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