Power Outages, Storm Damage, Flood Continue in Maryland for the Week

altimore metro area residents are still dealing with the effects of the violent thunderstorms that swept through Maryland on Tuesday night, closing dozens of roads and leaving 60,000 people without power as of Wednesday afternoon.

Power Outages, Flood, Storm Damage

Baltimore City was largely unaffected by the power outages, but Carroll, Harford, and northern Baltimore counties took the brunt of them.

On Wednesday morning, more than 25,000 Baltimore County residents were still without electricity.

According to Baltimore Gas & Electric, the affected customers were nearly 12,000 customers in Carroll County and about 16,000 customers in Harford County.

About 1,000 people were without power in Baltimore City and close to 3,000 others were in Anne Arundel County.

Additionally experiencing power issues, some schools in Baltimore County will be closed on Wednesday.

Among the schools affected by the power outage are Cockeysville Middle School, Dulaney High School, Carroll Manor Elementary School, and Hampton Elementary School. Hereford Middle School, Pot Spring Elementary School, Jacksonville Elementary School.

Prettyboy Elementary School have also been affected by the power outage, as well as Riderwood Elementary School, Summit Park Elementary School, Sparks Elementary School, Pine Grove Elementary School, Pine Grove Middle School, and Fifth District Elementary School.

Schools, Roads Closed

In addition, Towson University and Harford County Community College are closed today as a result of power outages.

Harford County Public Schools are also closed today, so there will be no summer school, programs, or meal sites available.

Baltimore County has not reported any local road closures, but some interstates and thruways have been closed due to storm damage.

In Baltimore County, six state roads and three interstates are still blocked in both directions by fallen trees, debris, or utility problems.

In a tweet posted on Wednesday, the Anne Arundel County Police Department stated that the 2400 block of Route 424 in Davidsonville was closed because of downed trees and power lines.

There have been reports of road closures in Carroll County since late Tuesday afternoon and well into the night. Due to fallen trees and wires, more than 40 roads were still closed as of Wednesday morning.

On Wednesday morning, Harford County reported 32 local road closures, of which more than half were because of fallen trees.

The southeast part of the county, which includes Bel Air, Joppatowne, and Aberdeen, saw the majority of the county's road closures.

The storm that hit Harford County Tuesday night did not result in any injuries.

According to Kevin Witt, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, the storms on Tuesday brought 0.02 inches of rain to BWI.

Witt claimed that the wind outweighed the rain.

Furthermore, Witt announced that surveyors from the NWS are traveling to Carroll County to evaluate reports of damage.

As of writing, the NWS is unable to confirm whether any tornadoes touched down on Tuesday.

After the severe weather last night, the forecast for Wednesday and the remainder of the week is a welcome change.

For the remainder of the week, skies will be mostly clear to partly cloudy, with highs in the 80s and lows circling around the low 70s. The weekend is then likely to experience thunderstorms, Baltimore Sun reported.