A few more showers
Looks like we could see a few more showers, and maybe some afternoon thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry lumber up the coast and a new cold front approaches from the Ohio Valley. Here's the official forecast. And here's the satellite loop.
It was a welcome relief from the persistently dry weather we've seen since mid-April. Here's last night's tally of the rain from this storm, for a few locations around the area. The amounts range from less than half an inchj at Hagerstown to just under 1.5 inches at Davidsonville, in Anne Arundel County. We had just under a half-inch on the WeatherDeck in Cockeysville. The Sun's gauge, at Calvert & Centre streets, reads 0.55 inch this morning. BWI had 1.18 inch by midnight.
Out on Virginia's Eastern Shore, Accomac reported more than 2 inches. Ocean City saw just under an inch.
The rest of the week, after Tuesday, looks brighter, with a chance of showers returning by the weekend. Rip currents remain a risk at the beaches.
Got an email this morning from a resident of Huntsmoor Park, in the Halethorpe/Arbutus area. She wanted to know what all that white chalky, spotty stuff was on their cars this morning. My best guess is that it's ash from the 6-alarm warehouse fire last night in Violetville, a few miles to their northeast. Winds last evening were out of the east northeast, which would carry the smoke and ash right over them.
