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Your Labor Day Weekend Forecast: Expect Sporadic Storms Before Sunny Skies Your Labor Day Weekend Forecast: Expect Sporadic Storms Before Sunny Skies
Your Labor Day Weekend Forecast: Expect Sporadic Storms Before Sunny Skies The last few days of summer are upon us. Here's how the weather patterns will play out Labor Day Weekend in the Northeast. The National Weather Service says Saturday, Aug. 31 will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible around 6 p.m.  "Humidity levels will build ahead of that front on Saturday and as that occurs, the risk of showers and thunderstorms will increase," AccuWeather says. For western MD, eastern WV, and NW Virginia, scattered severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon. They could... Posted by US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Severe Thunderstorms May Bring Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Wind Gusts To DMV Region Severe Thunderstorms May Bring Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Wind Gusts To DMV Region
Severe Thunderstorms May Bring Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Wind Gusts To DMV Region A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for parts of the DMV region as wicked weather is expected to roll through the region, forecasters are cautioning. Following a sweltering day, the National Weather Service is advising that parts of DC, Maryland, and Virginia may be subject to storms that may bring whipping winds approaching 70 mph and ping pong-sized hail to some areas. The Watch has been issued throughout the region through 11 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for areas along and west of the DC metro area until 11 PM tonight. The primary th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Here's How Busy Maryland State Police Troopers Were During Labor Day Weekend Here's How Busy Maryland State Police Troopers Were During Labor Day Weekend
Here's How Busy Maryland State Police Troopers Were During Labor Day Weekend Dozens of Maryland motorists were arrested by state police troopers who handed out nearly 1,000 citations during a special DUI detail over some of the state’s busiest roadways during Labor Day Weekend. Maryland state police troopers teamed with the Maryland Transportation Authority over the long holiday weekend where they worked the special detail along I-695 in Baltimore, I-70 in Howard, Frederick, and Washington counties, I-495, and a stretch of Route 50. During the three-day detail, which ended on Monday, Sept. 5, officers handed out a total of 928 citations, 975 warnings, and 128 safet…

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by Zak Failla