TRACKING IDA: Severe Weather Expected Wednesday As Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Hit Maryland

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Wednesday could beryllium 1 of the astir progressive terrible upwind days the portion has seen successful a portion arsenic the remnants of Hurricane Ida treks done the region.

Maryland is nether a Flash Flood Watch from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday.

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Most of #Maryland is nether a Flash Flood Watch from 11 AM contiguous until Thursday morning. Ida volition harvester forces with a beforehand and bring the sate precise dense rain. 2-4" is expected with immoderate places adjacent picking up 6". #WJZ #MDWX pic.twitter.com/hxeXpl5nLr

— Meg McNamara (@MegWJZ) September 1, 2021

Remnants of Ida volition interact with a stalled front, starring to a prolonged play of dense rainfall opening Wednesday greeting and continuing done Wednesday night. Considerable stream and flash flooding is possible.

Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected, with immoderate areas adjacent seeing up to 6 inches.

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In summation to downpours, this strategy brings a menace for terrible weather, including isolated tornadoes. Portions of cardinal Maryland were nether a Tornado Watch Wednesday greeting and meteorologist Meg McNamara says different Tornado Watch is apt for aboriginal successful the day.

The Governor’s Office advises residents to instrumentality these precautions up of the storm.

• Never thrust done flooded roadways. Turn Around, Don’t Drown.
• Heed each warnings and enactment indoors during terrible weather.
• Closely show updated upwind forecasts and beryllium definite to person a mode to entree section forecasts and warnings.
• Keep devices charged successful lawsuit of powerfulness outages.
• Let friends oregon household cognize of your question way and expected accomplishment time.
• Know who to interaction successful the lawsuit of a powerfulness outage. Emergency telephone numbers for inferior companies tin beryllium recovered here.
• Follow MEMA and your determination National Weather Service (NWS) societal media accounts for localized forecasts.

Not definite astir the quality betwixt a “watch” and a “warning?” Let’s review:

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CBS Baltimore Staff