(Bel Air, MD) – – With heat index values expected to reach nearly 105 degrees on Friday, June 29 and Saturday June 30, Harford County Public Library will help serve as cooling stations for Harford County residents in need of relief from the heat. Each Harford County Public Library will be open to the public during theirnormal hours Read the Rest…
Reisterstown, MD (June 30, 2012) — Maryland Emergency Management Agency Public Information Officer Ed McDonough will be available this morning to do live or taped interviews to discuss last night’s storms. As of about 4:30 a.m., about 1 million customers across the state are without power. With temperatures expected to reach near 100 in many Read the Rest…
Declaration for a State of Emergency as a result of power outages due to severe weather and extreme heat. Download Here: Declaration_of_Emergency_30_Jun_12.pdf (82.72 kb)
Awareness, Preparedness and Caution are Strongly Encouraged REISTERSTOWN, MD (June 30, 2012) The Maryland Emergency Management Agency encourages Marylanders to continue to be prepared and use caution this weekend as the National Weather Service is reporting extreme heat and the potential for dangerous thunderstorms. At present over 800,000 people are without power. Utility companies are reporting restoration could Read the Rest…
Annapolis, Md. (June 29, 2012) – With the Fourth of July nearing, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Natural Resources Police (NRP) are urging citizens and visitors to be extra vigilant in and on the water for the holiday and throughout the summer. “We want everyone to be able to enjoy the Read the Rest…
Tropical Storm Agnes, the great and hurtful deluge that struck Chesapeake Bay 40 years ago in June, was the magnitude of storm that only strikes every two or three centuries on average-maybe even a 500-year storm. But from the Bay’s standpoint it was arguably unique; nothing else like it in the thousands of years the Read the Rest…
Cooling Centers to Open Wednesday, June 20 the & Thursday June 21st, 2012 Tuesday, June 19, 2012 – Forecasters are anticipating Code Orange days Wednesday and Thursday, June 20 through June 21, 2012. Because of the anticipated high temperatures and humidity, the Carroll County Department of Citizen Services will operate six cooling centers around the county today. Read the Rest…
Baltimore, Maryland (June 15, 2012) On Saturday June 16, 2012 and Sunday June 17, 2012 beginning at approximately 1pm, citizens should expect to hear the firing of blank firearms by vessels associated with the U.S. Navy Special Warfare Dynamic Waterborne demonstration. The demonstrations will be conducted on the waters off Fort McHenry. To make citizens and Read the Rest…
June 13 – 19 event in Baltimore will launch the national Bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (June 14, 2012) – The Maryland Department of Human Resources (DHR) will be supporting the “Star-Spangled Sailabration” through operation of a toll-free Reunification Line. DHR will be working with the Maryland Institute Read the Rest…