Wednesday, July 29, 2009

11PM Update

Hi, I am Ryan and will be a contributor to Nick's Blog and hope that us teaming up will make an even more reliable forecast.

The once strong line of thunderstorms have fizzled out and there are now only a few small storms with occasional thunder and lightning. The NWS Short Term Forecast says this as of 10:15PM: .NOW...
AT 1015 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS...EXTENDING FROM
LIBERTYTOWN TO CLARKSBURG...TO WATERFORD...WAS MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH. THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF NORTH
CENTRAL MARYLAND...ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR AND OVER INTO
NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND...INCLUDING THE BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA
THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

LOCATIONS SUCH AS UNIONVILLE...FRIENDSHIP...BARNESVILLE...
BEALLSVILLE...MOUNT AIRY...DAMASCUS...CLARKSBURG...WATERSVILLE...
POPLAR SPRINGS AND POOLESVILLE WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED THROUGH
MIDNIGHT.

OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF 20
TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AND CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON
ROADWAYS.

Now I think Dundalk, Parkville, Carney, Perry Hall, and Baltimore will be affected through 1135, with Essex, Middle River, Chase, and Edgemere will be affected by 1150.

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