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Thousands In Maryland Without Power While Storms Roll Through Region
Tropical Storm Debby wreaked havoc for some residents in Maryland as wild winds and heavy rains left thousands without power on Friday afternoon.
A total of 704 active outages were reported by Baltimore Gas and Electric as of 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, which were impacting 14,526 of the company's 1,332,781 customers.
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Outages, by county:
Baltimore: 6,046;
Harford: 2,405;
Baltimore City: 1,992;
Anne Arundel: 1,170;
Carroll: 1,212;
Howard: 610;
Montgomery: 203;
Prince George's: 60;
Calvert: 6.
According to BGE, crews are working around the clock and 80 percent o…
Tornado Watch Now Issued In Bergen County As Debby Creeps In
The National Weather Service has shifted its tornado watch across New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Hurricane Debby creeps in.
In New Jersey, the tornado watch is in effect through 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 and covers Bergen, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties in North Jersey.
In Pennsylvania, the tornado watch is issued in Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Bucks counties.
The tornado threat for South Jersey has diminished since the initial watch was issued early Friday morning, which has since been canceled.
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Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In NJ (Update)
Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power Thursday, April 4 following a nasty storm that brought gusty winds and heavy rain to the region on Wednesday, April 3.
As of 8 a.m., 8,000 Monmouth County residents were without power mainly in Freehold, Highlands, and Middletown (4,000), according to JCP&L.
In Bergen County, more than 2,000 PSE&G customers had no power mostly in Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, and Teaneck.
In Essex County, 1,063 PSE&G customers were in the dark, the majority in Irvington.
In Morris County, 3.000 customers were without power mostly in Jeff…
Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of DMV, PA
The region is bracing for severe storms that are expected to smash through the region on Monday night.
A Tornado Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Washington, DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia through 9 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, as the area is expected to be battered by thunderstorms.
Tornadoes are "likely," according to officials, with storms bringing ping pong-sized hail, and wind gusts approaching 75 mph.
🌪️A Tornado WATCH has been issued for @MontgomeryCoMD until 9p today. Keep an eye on the sky & monitor rapidly changing weather conditions…
Tornado Watch Issued For Connecticut, With 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Hail Also Possible
As a slow-moving storm system barrels through the Northeast, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for much of the region until 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16.
It includes parts of southeastern New York -- Long Island, as well as Westchester, and Putnam counties -- as well as all eight counties in Connecticut, and the following counties in Massachusetts: Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester.
A look at all areas under the watch, also including parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine, is marked in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service.
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Tornado Watches, Warnings Issued Across Parts Of NJ
Several parts of New Jersey were under tornado watches and warnings, as per the National Weather Service on Saturday, April 1.
Burlington and Mercer counties were under a tornado warning until 7:15 p.m., while parts of Browns Mills, Fort Dix, Hamilton Square, Marlton, West Freehold and White Horse were under the warning until between 7:30 and 7:45 p.m.
Meanwhile, Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties were under a tornado watch until 10 p.m.
Severe Thunderstorm Wa…
Tornado Watch In Effect For The DMV
A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia until 2 p.m. on Friday, May 27, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
A Tornado Watch has been issued for parts of District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until 2 PM EDT. pic.twitter.com/OG1C3MbdvG — NWS Baltimore-Washington (@NWS_BaltWash) May 27, 2022
This comes as a string of wet weather is expected to impact the region throughout the weekend with the potential of severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, strong winds large hail and tornadoes, the NWS said.
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Tornado Watch Issued For Dutchess, Ulster
As Tropical Storm Isaias hits the region, a Tornado Watch has now been issued for many counties north of I-84, including Dutchess and Ulster.
The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4.
An earlier Tornado Watch that included Putnam, Orange, Rockland and Westchester counties, expires at 4 p.m.
In addition to Dutchess and Ulster, the new Tornado Watch includes Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington. The watch does not include Sullivan County.
Isaias is tracking north-northwest, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
This continues to be a developing s…
