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More flood gates opening at Conowingo
Maryland WeatherRising water on the Susquehanna River is forcing the owners of the Conowingo hydroelectric dam to open more floodgates, raising the risks of flooding downstream in the town of Port Deposit. Twelve gates were reported to be open Wednesday morning.Exelon......Tags: Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Tropical Storms
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Somebody turn off the rain machine!
Maryland WeatherThe epic rainfall that has hosed Central Maryland since Monday continued overnight. And it's not over yet.The three-day total at BWI had reached 6.67 inches by midnight. We've had 5.74 inches here on the WeatherDeck in Cockeysville. But some locations...Tags: Weather Reports, Tropical Storms, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Weather, Hurricane Katia (2011)
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Port Deposit ordered to evacuate
Maryland WeatherThe mayor of Port Deposit, Md. has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the town starting at 8 p.m. Thursday as waters continue to rise on the Susquehanna."All residents of Main Street should prepare to evacuate," the order said. "A shelter......Tags: Tropical Storms, Exelon Corp.
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It takes two storms for a record soaking
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Continuing today with more wet-weather statistics from the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. Science Officer Steve Zubrick points out that it was Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee that made Aug. 13-Sept. 11...Tags: Tropical Weather, Weather Statistics, Tropical Storms, Weather, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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Tornadoes confirmed during Saturday's storms
Maryland WeatherSaturday's stormy weather has produced at least 4 tornado touchdowns in Maryland, according to the National Weather Service. An EF-0 tornado with maximum 70-80 mph winds touched down 3 miles southeast of Unionville in Frederick County, according to a...Tags: Weather Reports, Tornadoes, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Weather, Weather Warnings
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Fed. budget woes threaten Susq. River forecasts
Maryland WeatherThe agency that manages the water resources in the Susquehanna River is warning that federal budget cuts threaten funding for the Susquehanna Flood Forecast and Warning System.Officials at the Susquehanna River Basin Commission say loss of system...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Barbara A. Mikulski, Weather Reports, Floods, Weather
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Meteorite Man asks blog posters' help
Maryland Weather'Meteorite Man' Steve Arnold is still looking for those key eyewitness reports that could point him toward any remnants of the July 6 Mason-Dixon Meteor that may have survived the fall to Earth.Arnold has read through more than 100 comments......Tags: NBC (tv network), Seinfeld (tv program), Symptoms, Pikesville, Fires
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Back when it was REALLY cold...
Maryland WeatherCold? This isn't cold. Here are some snippets from the Baltimore Sun printed during this week in 1912, a week that saw temperatures drop to minus-40 degrees in Oakland, Md., the lowest ever recorded in the state. "Hagerstown, Md. Jan.......Tags: Bodies of Water, Weather, Peaches, Washington (U.S. state), Family
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Hang in there; sunny and 60s by Wednesday
Maryland WeatherThere was more rain on our parade this morning as the departing huge weekend storm continued to spin off Delmarva and throw its weight around. But the slow-moving system is on its way out, and there is some real springtime......Tags: Georgetown, Weather Reports, Floods, Chesapeake Bay, Weather
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Church bell tower repairs signify change in Oliver neighborhood
A few weeks ago, I spent a few quiet minutes in Green Mount Cemetery, where its higher ground offers unexpected views of Baltimore. As I looked to the southeast, something curious caught my eye. What was going on in the nearby Oliver neighborhood? What...
Tags: Roland Park, Carl Stokes, Religion and Belief, Building Material, Natural Disasters
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Cecil man, 29, charged in murder of Kami Ring
Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit have charged an acquaintance of a 10-year-old Cecil County girl in connection with her death earlier this week. Richard Madden, 29, of the 100 block of Waibel Road in Port Deposit was arrested...Tags: Elkton, Cecil County, Pikesville, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice
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Latest Md.-made tug is bound for Baltimore's harbor
The shipbuilding future of Maryland is 90 feet long and smells of Spanish cedar and fresh paint.
Tied to the dock, with tradesmen swarming on deck and below, the Hunting Creek bobs gently on the Wicomico River. Within weeks, the tugboat with the gleaming...Tags: Port of Baltimore, Petroleum Industry, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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