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Thunderstorms May Cause Travel Issues, Power Outages In DMV Region: Forecasters Thunderstorms May Cause Travel Issues, Power Outages In DMV Region: Forecasters
Thunderstorms May Cause Travel Issues, Power Outages In DMV Region: Forecasters Travel disruptions are likely and power outages are a risk throughout the DMV region as severe storms are expected to roll through the area on Thursday, forecasters are cautioning. The I-95 corridor is expected to see thunderstorms on July 25, with "the risk of severe weather will huddle along a portion of the (area) from Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula to southeastern New England," according to AccuWeather. "The major metro areas of Washington, DC and Baltimore are currently in the zone where thunderstorms may go above and beyond garden-variety intensity with frequent lightning, damagi…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Severe Flood Threat: Intense Downpours Forecast This Weekend Across Northeast Severe Flood Threat: Intense Downpours Forecast This Weekend Across Northeast
Severe Flood Threat: Intense Downpours Forecast This Weekend Across Northeast The Northeast is in store for another rainy weekend, this time with a possibility of flooding. According to AccuWeather meteorologists and the National Weather Service, severe downpours are posing a threat to the region. Strong to severe storms were expected across the region Friday, afternoon, July 14, and continue over the course of the weekend, the National Weather Service says. Showers and t-storms, a few of which could be severe, are likely mainly during the afternoon & evening hours the next... Posted by US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington on Friday, July 14, 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Baltimore County Schools Close After Widespread Storm Damage Baltimore County Schools Close After Widespread Storm Damage
Baltimore County Schools Close After Widespread Storm Damage Damage caused by the severe storms that tore through Maryland earlier this week has shut down several Baltimore County schools, officials say. Seven schools are closed Thursday, July 14, after power outages, according to Baltimore County Public Schools. The schools that are closed include: Carroll Manor Elementary School; Hereford Elementary School; Pot Spring Elementary School; Riderwood Elementary School; Summit Park Elementary School; Sparks Elementary School; Fifth District Elementary School. The Cockeysville Bus Lot will also be closed today.

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by Annie DeVoe