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Social Media Spat Breaks Out Between 'Storm Chaser,' Maryland Officials Over Ophelia Response Social Media Spat Breaks Out Between 'Storm Chaser,' Maryland Officials Over Ophelia Response
Social Media Spat Breaks Out Between 'Storm Chaser,' Maryland Officials Over Ophelia Response A self-proclaimed "storm chaser" drew the ire of some officials in Maryland after criticizing the state for declaring a State of Emergency in advance of Tropical Storm Ophelia moving up the East Coast. The State of Emergency was announced by Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Friday as a precaution.  "That storm was nothing more than a little wind and rain around here with some minor coastal flooding," X user @tim_grooms posted on Sunday, which garnered dozens of responses both supporting and criticizing him. "There was (zero) need to declare a (State of Emergency."  That storm was nothing more…

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by Zak Failla