More Than 1K In Baltimore County Have Power Restored After Storm

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Fewer than 100 BGE customers are without power in Baltimore County Tuesday night after hundreds of restorations, according to the utility company.

There were more than 1,300 outages at one point Tuesday afternoon in the county, which had been under flood warnings and a tropical storm warning due to Tropical Storm Isaias.

Glyndon saw 1.83 inches of rain by 9 a.m., based on preliminary data submitted to the National Weather Service. The highest unofficial rainfall total in the state Tuesday was 9 inches of rain in St. Mary's County.

By 11 p.m., BGE was reporting 78 customers in Baltimore County were without power.

Roads such as Belair Road at Gunpowder and Ruxton Road near Roland Run were closed at points during the day, according to WBFF. Trees came down, standing water accumulated and some power lines came down around the county, Baltimore County Johnny Olszewski Jr. told the news station. He said officials would be monitoring waterfront communities like Bowleys Quarters because residual floods can occur after the storm has left.

Here's the forecast for the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service:

Tuesday: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85 and low around 68. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. At night, there's a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83 and low around 69 degrees. There's a 50 percent chance of daytime showers, rising to 70 percent at night.

Friday: There's a 70 percent chance of daytime showers and 40 percent chance of evening showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 83 and low around 68.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86 and low near 68. There's a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87 and low around 70.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Baltimore County remains under a tropical storm warning Tuesday after Tropical Storm Isaias brushed by the region. Some impacts from the rain remain, from high water to power outages.

MD 7 is closed due to high water on Campbell Boulevard and has been since Tuesday morning.

More than 1,300 BGE customers in Baltimore County are without power as of 2:30 p.m.

“As we work to restore service to our customers as safely and as quickly as possible, it is important that our customers know that BGE will ensure all personnel engaged in restoration activities are following all CDC and state government executive orders on social distancing and personal hygiene guidelines in the field and while on rest,” BGE's Chief Executive Officer Carim Khouzami said in a statement.

"We also ask that our customers maintain appropriate social distancing when crews are working in their neighborhoods," Khouzami said. "We appreciate our customers’ patience and the efforts of our employees who are working as quickly as is safely possible to restore service under very challenging conditions.”

A coastal flood warning is in effect until 3 a.m. Wednesday for Baltimore County, and a flood warning is in effect until 6 p.m. due to heavy rain.

Streams are elevated, which may cause flooding in Cockeysville, Perry Hall, Carney, Timonium, Hampton, Kingsville, Pleasant Hills, Lutherville-Timonium and Joppatowne, the warning states.
Only one rainfall total was submitted to the National Weather Service so far in Baltimore County, and it was from Glyndon, which saw 1.83 inches of rain by 9 a.m., based on preliminary data.

So far, the highest unofficial total in the state was 9 inches of rain in St. Mary's County. That is also the jurisdiction where one person died when a tree fell on a vehicle Tuesday morning, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Ahead of the storm, Baltimore County Public Schools ordered employees to work remotely, and meal distribution sites closed.

Community-based coronavirus testing centers were also closed due to the tropical storm in the forecast, including the Maryland State Fairgrounds location.