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Maryland Weather: Brutal heat returns Monday through Wednesday
BALTIMORE- ALERT DAYS issued Monday through Wednesday for dangerous heat & humidity. Late week storms should provide relief.
Humidity levels fell Sunday providing some relief from the stifling heat and humidity levels from Friday and Saturday. Even with the break in humidity, the high temperature Sunday afternoon still hit 97° at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. We have a hot evening ahead, but the air does feel better with the lower humidity. Temperatures will stay in the 90s in the Baltimore metro through at least 8 PM.
With a mostly clear sky tonight, temperatures will fall into the lower 70s for areas well outside the Baltimore Beltway. Inside the Beltway, lows will only fall into the upper 70s.
The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has issued FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAYS for more dangerous heat and humidity Monday through Wednesday. High temperatures will climb into the middle to upper 90s with heat index values topping out between 100° and 108°. Please continue to take all heat precautions including taking breaks in areas with A/C, frequently hydrating with water, wearing light weight, colored clothing, and avoiding strenuous activities outdoors. Overnight lows will only dip to around 80° in urbanized areas and mid to upper 70s in our more rural communities.
Isolated thunderstorms are possible Monday through Wednesday afternoon. These storms will be rather sparse in coverage, but some lucky areas will receive some drenching downpours and brief relief from the extreme heat with any storms that form. The better chance for isolated storms will be during the afternoon and early evening hours Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday also looks rather hot and muggy ahead of a cold front. There is the possibility of an ALERT DAY for Thursday if confidence grows for more extreme heat and humidity. The cold front should spawn showers and storms during the afternoon and evening hours as it encounters tropical humidity. Any storms will be capable of torrential downpours, intense lightning, and isolated flash flooding.
Friday is our best chance of widespread soaking showers and storms as the remnants of “Beryl” pass to our north helping draw up tropical humidity from the south. Showers and thunderstorms should be numerous Friday throughout the day. With the showers & storms fairly widespread, high temperatures should stay in the middle to upper 80s Friday. Storms on Friday could also contain drenching downpours, intense lightning, and localized flooding.
A few leftover scattered storms are possible Saturday as highs climb toward 90°.
More intense heat and humidity look to return to the area next Sunday into early the following week.
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BARCS air conditioning back running after loosing power during heat wave
BALTIMORE — After temporarily losing power on the Fourth Of July, Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter staff walked into what they called a crisis situation on Friday.
In the middle of a dangerous heatwave, BARCS arrived Friday morning to find their air conditioning had stopped working.
It was at least 90 degrees inside the animal rooms.
The Baltimore Department of Public Health had just announced Baltimore City was in a code extreme red heat advisory and warned pet owners to stay aware of heat stroke and exhaustion symptoms in pets.
“It’s really scary…,” said Bailey Deacon, BARCS’ Director of Communications. “The body temperatures for animals are much higher than humans and they need to be kept cool, so we knew we needed to do everything possible.”
Shelter staff alerted the public asking for emergency fosters to help get the animals out of the heat until the A/C could be repaired.
“We just told people to walk in today and we know it was really busy, there were huge crowds, there were long waits, and we just really thank the public for coming down,” said Deacon
By Saturday afternoon, 60 animals had left with fosters and more than 100 people showed up with cases of water, Gatorade, coolers, and ice for the staff who were working round the clock to keep the animals safe in the heat.
“Our vets have been working overtime making sure every single animal is not overheating in this situation,” Beacon said.
Deacon explained the whole situation was overwhelming.
“It’s really amazing. Baltimore really cares about animals and they really care about the people at BARCS and that really showed today,” she said.
Baltimore’s Office of Emergency Management brought portable units to help cool down the shelter for the remaining animals while HVAC technicians worked on repairs.
“We were really grateful for everybody that came out today, waited in long lines, waited in the heat themselves as people to try and help us save lives,” Deacon said.
BARCS announced that the air conditioning was back up and running at 4 P.M. in every room except the medical room.
Shelter staff said as long as the temporary units continue to keep the medical room cool and the main air conditioning works overnight, they’ll resume normal operations on Sunday.
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