Maryland Weather: A Cold Front Sweeps In As Severe Thunderstorm Watch Ends
BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) -- Storms that affected the Baltimore area Sunday evening will move out of the area tonight with skies remaining partly to mostly cloudy through Monday.
With the exception of Caroline Co. the severe weather threat has ended across Maryland. Locally heavy rainfall will continue in spots through 10 PM but any lingering pockets of gusty winds or hail will be isolated in nature. @wjz#mdwx pic.twitter.com/NpIGw2PZLc
— Derek Beasley (@DerekBeasleyWX) May 23, 2022
This respite comes after a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued for most of Maryland until 9 p.m.
After that, Anne Arundel County remained under a flood warning until 2 a.m., according to the Anne Arundel County Office of Emergency Management.
A Flood Warning has been issued for #AnneArundel until 2:00am. Flooding can be hard to see, especially at night so be extra careful if traveling. Take your time and avoid all flooded roads. pic.twitter.com/E9OpWs01Ze
— AACO Office of Emergency Management (@AACO_OEM) May 23, 2022
The Baltimore County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said in a social media post that it would maintain a flood warning for Eastern Baltimore County and Baltimore until 4:15 a.m.
"Low lying roads may have high water that could be dangerous to drive through," the office said on Twitter. "Turn around, don't drown."
[5/22 at 10:30P]: A Flood Warning is in effect for portions of Eastern Baltimore County and Baltimore City until 4:15A.
— Baltimore County Emergency Management (@BaltCoEmergency) May 23, 2022
Between 1-2 inches of rain have already fallen. Low lying roads may have high water that could be dangerous to drive through. Turn around, don't drown. pic.twitter.com/fhJd4hl4bx
After the weather warnings end, Maryland will experience a more subdued weather pattern.
There will be a chance for showers sans the hail and wind gusts that threatened to accompany the Sunday storms in the coming days, especially late Monday into Tuesday.
It will be cooler and less humid in the wake of the cold front on Monday morning with temperature lows around 60.
Highs Monday will reach around 70 degrees.
The weather pattern through mid-week will remain unsettled with periodic chances for showers through Wednesday.
Temperatures will warm back up to around 80 degrees by Thursday with chances for showers continuing through Friday into next weekend.