Severe Storms Roll Through Maryland; Cause Damage Across Parts Of The State
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Much of Maryland saw severe thunderstorms move through Wednesday evening, leaving behind widespread damage and thousands without power.
More than 18,000 outages were reported at the peak of the storm. BGE said its crews served more than 1,300,000 customers.
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Over 18,000 power outages reported across #Maryland. Here's a look at the thunderstorm wind damage reports from this evening. Strongest storms are now over the Eastern Shore. #MDWX #WJZ pic.twitter.com/5qIrtZCRRX
— Meg McNamara (@MegWJZ) July 22, 2020
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An MTA bus got caught in floodwaters in northeast Baltimore as a result of the storm, police said.
Wow!! Check out this MTA bus that got stuck in the water. This happened at 35th & Hillen rd. @wjz #baltimore #maryland pic.twitter.com/4gzGojmGA4
— Kelsey Kushner (@KelseyKushnerTV) July 22, 2020
The Baltimore Police Department said the bus got stuck when it drove through high water in the area of 35th Street and Hillen Road around 5:20 p.m.
There were passengers on the bus at the time, but fortunately, everyone made it off safely.
Across town in northwest Baltimore, rain flooded out cars and left them scattered across sidewalks.
A number of cars on E. 35th street were flooded by the water. @wjz #baltimore pic.twitter.com/pMAZdcOs17
— Kelsey Kushner (@KelseyKushnerTV) July 22, 2020
"The water starts splashing, next thing I know, it's splashing in the car," said Baltimore resident Katie Updike. "I tried to back up, and then I just started floating.
Theses intense storms also causes whipping winds that bought down trees and power lines.
In Montgomery County, branches snapped in half and blocked off roads. Officials said units handled more than 100 emergency calls in just three hours.
DYK - @mcfrs Inits handled >100 emergency calls in last 3hrs (230p-530p) Mostly weather related in someway incl lots of wires/trees down, several lightning strikes & numerous collision - Strong work by PSCC/ECC Public safety communication center & emergency communication center https://t.co/zFGCGiD7rY pic.twitter.com/bZ3B2iCIGU
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 22, 2020
It was a similar scene in Columbia where a tree was uprooted. at the intersection of Gilford and Edenbrook roads.
A tree is down at the intersection of gilford rd and Edenbrook rd #columbia @wjz pic.twitter.com/2NnJLZza1O
— Kelsey Kushner (@KelseyKushnerTV) July 22, 2020
Some areas in Maryland picked up over two inches of rain, while others picked up over three.
Norrisville had over 3.5 inches of rain, Abingdon 3, Towson 2.50, Park Heights 2.20 and Perry Hall 2.08.
A WJZ viewer sent in a photo of lightning striking across the sky in Forest Hill.
Severe storms are possible on Thursday as well, as the heatwave continues across Maryland. WJZ's Meg McNamara said relief is on the way for the weekend.
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