Thursday, August 25, 2011
Gov. Martin O’Malley urged citizens to prepare supplies to sustain them for 72 hours as Hurricane Irene moves through Maryland. A statewide emergency has been declared as well as a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City.
Gov. Martin O’Malley Thursday urged Maryland residents to prepare for flooding, gale winds, electrical outages and torrential rain as Hurricane Irene headed for the state. He declared a state of emergency and ordered a rare evacuation of Ocean City. “We are fully activated and watching very closely in full preparation mode for the arrival of Hurricane Irene,” O’Malley said at the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) headquarters in Reisterstown. “This is a large, this is a deadly, this is a slow-moving hurricane that is bearing down on the state of Maryland.” The governor has declared a statewide emergency and ordered a mandatory evacuation of Ocean City. Officials anticipate the storm will be a Category 2 when it arrives off the …
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The American Red Cross of Central Maryland wants you to know that they are ready for anything.
"Do you know what the tornado was like? It was scary," Hannah Dodson said jumping into the conversation as her father, Victor Dodson, described the recent tornado disaster in their home state of Alabama. "I was scared out of my wits," she said. Victor Dodson, his wife Leila and their three daughters Hannah, 8, Emma, 11, and Julia, 6, attended the American Red Cross of Central Maryland shelter demonstration on Saturday. The Dodson family was in Baltimore visiting Victor's father, who is a part of the United Way of Central Maryland's Harford County Community Partnership Board. After experiencing the multitude of help from the government, local churches and thousands of volunteers in Alabama, Victor said yesterday's simulation tour mirrored …
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
BGE and local officials urge citizens to be ready for an above-average season of storms.
The North American Hurricane Season begins on June 1 and runs through November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), wants citizens to know that it is never too early to begin basic preparedness. For general information on hurricane preparedness, check out the NOAA Hurricane Center site. In April, scientists at the Tropical Meteorology Project at the University of Colorado have predicted for 2011 nine hurricanes, five major hurricanes, 16 named storms, and 175 instances of tropical cyclone activity for the Atlantic basin. These predictions call for above-average activity. For 2010, forecasters at the center predicted eight hurricanes (actual: 12); four major hurricanes (actual: 5); 15 named storms (actual: 12) and…
