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Weather

    The Baltimore region could see rain on Friday and Saturday before cooler, fall-like conditions return Sunday.
    Fall-like weather continues before turning rainy this weekend
    Beautiful weather with an early fall feel will last into Thursday before turning wet Friday evening into most of Saturday.
    A man in silhouette adjusts his hat while running away from the camera. The Mildred Belle buyboat in the foreground frames the runner.
    Baltimore declares code red as heat index could reach 109 degrees Wednesday
    Dangerously high temperatures are forecast for the region Wednesday, and some Baltimore schools are set to close early.
    The sun sets over Baltimore's Hanover Street Bridge. Summer heat is returning in the last week of August after several days of fall-like weather.
    Summer heat returns as Baltimore-area students head back to school
    Make sure to send the kids in comfortable clothing as temperatures register in the upper 80s to low 90s during Monday afternoon.
    The latest long-range outlook indicates Maryland is likely to experience warmer than average temperatures in September, October and November.
    Don’t be fooled by Maryland’s false autumn. High temperatures are returning.
    The Baltimore region is in the middle of a couple of cool days, including temperatures as low as 53 degrees Wednesday morning — but warmer, more summery weather is returning soon.
    Morgan Sloan (left) and Zack Yeatman ride a boat in a flooded area near City Dock in Annapolis on Aug. 9.
    Mayor declares state of emergency for Annapolis after flooding from Tropical Storm Debby
    Floodwaters at City Dock surged to 4.4 feet above normal levels on Aug. 9, marking it as the eighth-highest flood event on record for Annapolis, city officials said.

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    Canadian wildfire smoke lingering over the region is expected to create hazy skies. Unlike the situation in June 2023, pictured here, the wildfire smoke is not expected to create serious air quality concerns in Baltimore.
    Why is the sky hazy? Canadian wildfire smoke returns to Baltimore region
    Unlike the situation in June 2023, the wildfire smoke is not expected to create serious air quality concerns in Baltimore.
    Lineman from Baltimore Gas and Electric repair power lines the morning after the remnants of Hurricane Debby took down power for more than 46,000 customers, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024.
    Hurricane Debby left behind a wet mess. Residents and businesses are cleaning up.
    Cleanup continued throughout the area, as floodwaters receded and temperatures forecast to be around 90 replaced the clouds, wind and rain of the storm.
    Lily Gensler goes for a paddle in Fells Point as the remnants of Hurricane Debby pass through Maryland.
    What you need to know about Debby. Here’s the storm’s impact around Maryland.
    Remnants of Hurricane Debby are bringing heavy rainfall, flooding and a multitude of storm warnings to Maryland through this evening.
    Lily Gensler goes for a paddle in Fells Point as the remnants of Hurricane Debby pass through Maryland.
    Flooding photos: Debby’s remnants flood Inner Harbor, Annapolis
    Flooding has been reported in Baltimore, Annapolis and other areas as the remnants of Hurricane Debby pass over Maryland.
    The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Baltimore and the surrounding areas. The watch is in effect from Thursday evening until 2 p.m. on Friday.
    Forecast: Debby’s remnants to bring heavy rain, tornado risk into Maryland
    The remnants of Debby, which has been downgraded to a tropical depression, will be moving into the Baltimore area through Friday.

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    Patrick Moran, president of AFSCME Maryland Council 3, decries working conditions at the Department of Public Works at a press conference following the death of Ronald Silver II.
    Gov. Moore calls for ‘full investigation’ after Baltimore sanitation worker’s heat death
    A coalition of Baltimore City Council members and AFSCME Council 3 leaders came together Tuesday morning to demand more protection for public employees following the heat-related death of a sanitation worker, Ronald Silver II.
    Crews clean up a fallen tree on Falls Road near Western High School on Sunday. Saturday night storms have left thousands without power.
    Power restored to most BGE customers after weekend storms
    More than 7,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric customers, most in Baltimore, did not have power Monday morning, down from 14,000 customers on Sunday night.
    Woodwind II crewmembers Michael Pursell and Andrew Wise and rescue my hat during a sail from Annapolis Saturday with my daughter, lower left, her friends and our family onto the Chesapeake Bay.
    Storms, humidity and tomatoes: August on the Chesapeake Bay is the unexpected month
    I went sailing on Saturday. Not really a surprising thing. I live in Annapolis. But August is the Chesapeake Bay’s unexpected month — the time of year when things turn out exactly as you expect until they do not.
    An uprooted tree landed on a car parked along Beech Avenue in Wyman Park.
    Weekend storms downed trees around Baltimore. Here’s what to do if a tree falls on or near your property.
    Across the Baltimore area, crews on Monday were still clearing trees after intense weekend storms. Here are some tips in case a tree falls on or near your property.
    A family is seen running through the rain at Artscape after thunderstorms cancelled the rest of night performances, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.
    More storms could delay power restoration around Baltimore
    Baltimore’s mayor is calling for patience as crews work to restore power to thousands of residents nearly 24 hours after strong winds and thunderstorms hit the region Saturday evening.

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    A child was killed and another injured after a wind gust blew a bounce house into the air at a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs baseball game Friday night, local officials said.
    Child killed after wind gust sends bounce house airborne at baseball game
    Emergency personnel received a call in Waldorf, Maryland, at about 9:21 p.m. Friday from Regency Furniture Stadium reporting that a moon bounce house became airborne because of a wind gust while children were inside.
    A late evening thunderstorm Friday caused ArtScape to shut down early and call off the night's headline musical act, Grammy winner Chaka Khan. The festival was scheduled to continue Saturday.
    Weather derails Artscape Friday night as Chaka Khan show gets canceled
    Several lighting strikes happened around 8 p.m. and, while people at ArtScape were eagerly waiting for news, the stage crew started packing up gear.
    While it may not be the hottest weekend of the year, Artscape weekend is forecast to be hot and humid.
    Artscape weekend will be dangerously hot and maybe stormy
    While it may not be the hottest weekend of the year, Artscape weekend is forecast to be hot and humid.
    Drought watch expands to include western parts of Maryland.
    Drought watch expands to include western counties in Maryland
    The Western Maryland drought watch is based on lower-than-normal stream flows and groundwater levels for this time of year, state officials said.
    Prince George’s County has recorded four heat-related deaths so far in 2024, the most of any Maryland jurisdiction.
    Maryland records 3 more heat deaths, matching last year’s total
    All of the people who died were white men, according to data published by the Maryland Department of Health for the week of July 7-13. Two of the deaths were in Baltimore City and one was in Kent County.