Tag: FebSnow

Officials Ask For Help
Residents Asked To Clear Snow Mayor Joshua, J. Cohen, County Executive John R. Leopold and School Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell are asking residents of the City and County to pitch in to help clear the sidewalks and fire hydrants. In a joint press release issued today, the three stated that while crews are continuing to […]

Dear Mr. Mayor
An Open Letter To Josh Cohen Dear Mr. Mayor– I hope this letter finds you well and that you were finally able to find that Advil you were looking for the other day. I am writing this to offer some constructive suggestions for future snow removal for the City. I have carefully read your blog […]

Severn Church Roof Collapse
Calvary Chapel International Worship Center The roof of the Calvary Chapel International Worship Center collapsed this afternoon. No one was injured and fire department officials suspect it was caused by the weight of the snow. The church is located on New Cut Road in Severn, MD The building is a large area approximately 60 feet […]

Riva Trace Church Fire Update
No Damage, No Power Earlier this afternoon, we received reports of a fire at the Riva Trace Baptist Church in Davidsonville. Apparently, there was a failure with BGE’s facilities which necessitated fire department response. The church was unharmed; yet still remains without power. The church released the following statement: Due to the record snowfall and […]

NWS New Forecast 20″ To 30″
Revised Forecast The National Weather Service has just revised its forecast for the area and is now saying to expect between 20″ and 30″ on snow accumulation before this is all done. Apparently New Jersey is to blame for this as the front has stalled off the coast. Expect to see accumulating snow until 8:30pm […]

BGE Update
Almost 4000 Out In County Currently there are more than 9000 BGE customers without power and approximately 3700 in Anne Arundel County. While BGE has been able to restore power to another 3700 customers, they are preparing for the worst and expect more outages as this storm progresses. To see a current list of outages […]

Fire Destroys Jessup Home
Mobile Home Destroyed In Fire Also from The Arundel Muckraker‘s Facebook page: Fire has destroyed a mobile home in a Jessup trailer park, Anne Arundel firefighters just said. The house at the Holiday Mobile Estates park on Clark Road was engulfed in fire when authorities got to the the scene a short time ago. The […]

Riva Trace Baptist Church Fire
Electrical Fire Contained According to The Arundel Muckraker‘s Facebook Page: Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a church in Davidsonville. An electrical transformer on the outside of the Riva Trace Baptist Church caught fire, which spread into the building’s electrical room. The fire is contained to the electrical room, and firefighters are […]

SHA Warning
50 MPH Winds Expected Baltimore City has initiated Phase III of their snow plan which prohibits vehicles other than plows, emergency vehicles, and BGE vehicles from the streets. Additionally, SHA is reporting rapidly deteriorating road conditions and wind gusts up to 50 MPH as snow continues to fall. BGE is reporting 15,000 outages and they […]

Snow Day
County Schools Closed Anne Arundel County Schools will be closed the remainder of this week due to the expected storm. Additionally, schools will be closed on February 15, 2010 in observance of President’s Day. Enjoy the 10 day weekend!

Annapolis Snow Routes To Close At Noon
Here We Go Again As we brace for another potential 20″ snowfall, Annapolis Mayor, Josh Cohen is asking residents to clear their vehicles from the Emergency Snow Routes by noon today. Again, the Mayor is threatening to two any vehicles remaining on the routes to the parking lot at City Dock at the owner’s expense. […]

Safeway Update
No Collapse We received a comment on the original post from Greg Ten Eyck with Safeway regarding the roofs at the Edgewater and Gambrills stores: The roofs of the Safeway stores in Gambrills and Edgewater did NOT collapse. There was leaking, so the company closed the stores out of an abundance of caution. The roofs […]

Storm Update #16: 2 Safeway Roofs Collapse
Edgewater & Gambrills UPDATE: The Safeway in Edgewater is closed to the public. The Fire Department is currently checking on the reports and to determine if there is any structural damage. It appears that if there is a collapse, it may be a partial breach of the roof. Developing. We are hearing that the roofs […]

Storm Update #15: AA Schools Closed Tuesday
School’s Out Due to inclement weather, all Anne Arundel County Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 9.

Storm Update #14: Annapolis Parking
Free Parking No Council Meeting From the Mayor’s office: Free parking has been extended until further notice for city residents who parked their vehicles at City garages because of the snowstorm. Mayor Joshua J. Cohen has postponed tonight’s City Council meeting to an undetermined future date in light of safety issues related to this past […]

Another Foot Expected This Week
Blizzard 2.0? From our friends (soon to be ex-friends if they keep predicting this stuff) at Foot’s Forecast, we are expecting another 12″ of snow on Wednesday. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, another major winter storm is in the Mid-Atlantic pipeline. Ready for Snowpocalypse 2.0? With Winter […]

Storm Update #13: County Update
County Urges Caution From Dave Abrams, Anne Arundel County Spokesman: Just as a reminder, County Offices are closed today. A force of 248 plow vehicles and construction equipment is presently working on clearing arterial, collector and residential roadways. Approximately 4,658 tons of salt have been loaded for spreading on County roadways. The Department of Public […]

Storm Update #12: Annapolis Resumes Driving
Mayor Releases Restriction From the Mayor’s Office: Mayor Joshua J. Cohen is lifting the driving ban for all vehicles within the City limits as of 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 8. Even after the ban is rescinded, drivers should use common sense and avoid driving if at all possible. Those who do drive need to exercise […]

Storm Video #2
Video 1 was a walk along Edgewood Road to the 7-11 at the corner of Bay Ridge and Edgewood on February 6, 1010 around 230pm The next video was driving on the roads, Forest Drive, South River Bridge, Central Avenue, and a small street by Port Annapolis Marina.

Sledding Accident
5 Year Old Seriously Injured From The Arundel Muckraker: Firefighters are in the process of helping a 5-year-old after he was hit by a car during a sledding accident. The boy is reportedly awake, but in serious condition. A Maryland State Police helicopter is heading to the Annapolis Mall to pick up the boy from […]