Storms topple trees, wires, structures
Utility crews work to repair wind damage at Ritchie Highway and Wellham Avenue this morning. Sun photo by Kim Hairston.
Last night's storms knocked down a surprising number of trees, utility poles and wires across the region overnight as they heralded the passage of a new cold front and the end to our balmy weather. They also collapsed a barn roof and a garage in Frederick County. Here's a summary of damage reports.
The damage also caused some traffic disruptions this morning.
Heavy downpours produced some minor flooding west of the urban centers. Flood Warnings are posted from Frederick County west to Allegany County. Parts of the Potomac River, the Monocacy and the Conococheague were expected to crest above flood stage in the next few days. Here's the full list of Flood Warnings.
The rain left 0.4 inch in the gauge at BWI, and 0.45 here at Calvert & Centre streets. Winds at the paper gusted as high as 30 mph overnight, and 35 mph out at the airport. As much as 2 inches fell in other parts of the state. Here's a rainfall map. Here are some other readings across the region.
The forecast offers two good days now that the cold front has moved off into the Atlantic. High pressure returns , and today and tomorrow should be sunny and mild for this time of year - in the 50s, with overnight lows above freezing.
Then a new storm center moves in to our west, and another tracks up the coast, delivering more showers on Friday into Saturday. Once that's past we get somewhat cooler temperatures Saturday and Sunday - 40s daytime and 20s at night. Sunday's your best bet for outdoor activities this weekend.
