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By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | August 29, 2012
Hurricane Isaac was battering the greater New Orleans area Wednesday morning , but meanwhile, forecasters are watching two other developing storms. One doesn't appear likely to impact land. Wind speeds became sufficiently strong in one storm late Tuesday that it earned the name Tropical Storm Kirk. Kirk was about 2,000 miles east-northeast of the Virgin Islands as of about 5 a.m. Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. Kirk isn't expected to make landfall, but rather spin toward the North Atlantic before dissipating in cold waters, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | November 7, 2012
Forecasters are lowering expectations of a nor'easter's impact in Maryland, canceling a winter weather advisory for northern Baltimore and Harford counties as of 5 p.m. The advisory was in effect through 1 a.m. Thursday, with an inch of snow expected. The advisory previously included Baltimore City, southern Baltimore and Carroll counties and extended through the night to 6 a.m. Thursday. Cecil and Kent counties remain under a winter weather advisory. But the storm has tracked slightly more east than expected, and with a tight gradient of precipitation on its west side, the moisture isn't reaching further west than the Delmarva peninsula and northeastern Maryland, said Jared Klein, a forecaster with the National Weather Service.
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By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | February 11, 2013
4:56 p.m. UPDATE: The National Weather Service's Baltimore/Washington forecast office has revised its outlook to call for a nearly all-rain event Wednesday into Thursday. Meteorologists expect overnight lows in the upper 30s. Precipitation forecasts have also decreased expected snow accumulation , with virtually no chance of 4 inches or more though still decent chances for an inch in Central Maryland. Stay tuned for any more adjustments to the forecast. Original post as of 12:04 p.m.: Forecasters expect a chance for snow overnight Wednesday into Thursday, at least a few inches of it if the air is cold enough.
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By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | January 7, 2013
A high-pressure system over the mid-Atlantic will bring clear skies with highs around 50 Monday in the Baltimore area as a mild spell arrives, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters had expected milder weather to arrive slightly later, with highs in the lower 40s. But by 9 a.m., BWI Marshall Airport had already reached 42 degrees. A 10-15 mph breeze is expected. A small craft advisory is in effect on the Chesapeake Bay from 1 a.m. to 1 p.m. Milder weather is moving in for much of the rest of the week, with highs around 50 Tuesday and in the mid-50s by Wednesday.
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By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun | February 27, 2013
Clouds and mild temperatures are in the forecast for the Baltimore area Wednesday, with highs near 60 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters expect it could be the warmest day of the month, particularly with clouds and fog clearing more quickly than expected by mid-morning, according to a forecast discussion from the weather service's Baltimore/Washington forecast office. The month's high so far was 59 degrees on Feb. 15. A chance of showers was expected to linger into the morning after overnight rains.
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By Ian Duncan and Jill Rosen, The Baltimore Sun | December 25, 2012
The region had a taste of a white Christmas early this week, and forecasters predicted another chance of wintry weather on Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, a storm system will begin moving into the Baltimore area Wednesday morning, starting as a wintry mix. Forecasters predicted a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will start falling across central and western Maryland late Tuesday night. Officials predicted it would change to rain later Wednesday morning or early afternoon.