More Than 22,000 Without Power in Howard County: BGE

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Thousands of Howard County residents were in the dark after the storm blew through Tuesday afternoon.

There were 22,719 people without power in Howard County as of 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to BGE.

Leaking roofs or power outages were reported at 31 public schools in the Howard County Public School System, County Executive Allan Kittleman said.

Several roads were closed, according to Kittleman, who provided this list of storm-related obstructions around 4 p.m.:

• Blocked Tree - Tree Down Route 108 at Harper's Farm Road
• Partial Blocked Tree - Tree Down 4500 Taraley Court
• Partial Blocked Tree - Tree Down 9199 MD-108
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 5217 Lightning View Road
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 4253 New Cut Road
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 3180-3198 Bethany Lane
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 9101 Sybert Drive
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 7206-7214 Montgomery Road
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 13971 Weeping Cherry Drive
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 3552 Rosemary Lane
• Partial Blocked Tree - Tree Down 15084 Bushy Park Road
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 2241 Pointer Hill Court
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 985-999 Watersville Road
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 2901 Evergreen Way
• Partial Blocked Tree - Tree Down 2498 Roxbury Mills Road
• Blocked Tree - Tree Down 15216-15698 Old Frederick Road

Howard County activated its emergency operations center to monitor the storm, which reportedly knocked down wires and trees with its strong winds and rapid rainfall.

According to unofficial reports from the National Weather Service, multiple large trees fell in Glenelg and Gaither.

Report traffic lights out to Howard County's nonemergency police line at 410-313-2200.

Alert BGE to outages by calling 877-778-2222 or filing a report online.

Weather alerts remain in effect for Howard County Tuesday afternoon and evening.

A flash flood warning is in effect until 5:30 p.m. If there is standing water, authorities advise: "Turn around—don't drown."

Columbia and Elkridge are two places where flooding is likely to occur, according to the National Weather Service.

In addition, Howard County is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m.

A tornado warning expired at 2 p.m.