Tag: Weather
Cage The Elephant and Portugal, The Man play Merriweather
An unusually “cold, cold, cold” night impacted attendance at Merriweather Post Pavilion on Sunday evening. A large number of attendees missed the opener Broncos, but were there for Portugal, The Man. Even during the the headliner, Cage The Elephant, Merriweather looked a little empty. Luckily the weather did not stop the audience from having a […]
SHA is ready for winter
[do action=”fringe”/] The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) today hosted its annual “Snow Show” news conferences in Hanover and Silver Spring to brief reporters on SHA’s winter preparedness. SHA Administrator Gregory Johnson, P.E., briefed reporters on salt supplies, budget, equipment and winter training. “The men and women of SHA are ready to […]
BGE Offers Immediate Help For Higher Utility Bills
As another wave of frigid temperatures impacts central Maryland this week, BGE is providing enhanced billing options to help customers with current and future energy bills, in response to a significant increase in customer usage. According to the WSI Weather Service, this winter has been 11 percent colder than last winter to date, and as […]
Anne Arundel County Schools Explain Decision To Not Delay Schools
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools released a statement around 8:30am this morning explaining how they arrived at their decision to allow county schools to open on time this morning. This morning’s change in the weather pattern put our school system in a difficult predicament with regard to school operations. As we were deliberating this […]
BGE Offers Hurricane Preparedness Tips
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) has announced that it has taken proactive steps to prepare for the possibility of widespread power outages caused by severe and fast-moving storms, typical of hurricane season, which begins on June 1 and ends on Nov. 30. BGE also strongly recommends customers take appropriate action now to ensure the […]
Earthquake Rattles Maryland
A small (3.6 magnitude) earthquake was felt in Maryland this morning about 5:00am. According to CBS News, A minor, 3.6 magnitude earthquake shook Washington D.C.-area residents out of bed early Friday morning – a rare occurrence for the nation’s east coast dwellers. CBS News staff in the Maryland suburb of Bethesda and the Virginia suburb […]
Whoops!
Failed Prediction It seems that the prediction of 5″ to 8″ of snow fell apart overnight since the sun is shining brightly right now and nary a flake on the ground. However, the weather service is cautioning people about extremely high winds later this afternoon as well as the possibility for some accumulating snow tomorrow–in […]
12″ For The Weekend?
Major Snowfall Predicted When the weather readers get all excited this early, there usually is a good chance they are onto something. It is only Tuesday, but Frank Roylance, The Sun’s weather blogger is indicating all forecasts point to a pretty significant snowfall this Friday into Saturday. Hey Mayor Cohen and County Executive Leopold…get those […]
Another Blizzard Coming In?
Accu Weather Feels Major Storm A Possibility Joe Bastardi, a senior meteorologist for Accu Weather discusses eerily similar weather patterns to the blizzard of 1996. Could the east coast be in for a wallop next week? Watch this video and let us know what you think.
Snow Shots
Some shots caught when walking this morning! Snow is so amazing before too many people get out to slush it up!
Snow Day!!!!
UPDATE: It is official, schools are closed tomorrow March 2, 2009 Marylanders are an odd bunch. The mere mention of snow and they lose their minds. But it looks like the run on milk and toilet paper was warranted this time. The Weather.com is calling for an accumulation of 7″ to 10″ of snow tonight […]
