Baltimore faces tornado risk as severe storms threaten Tuesday
Canton, Fells Point and downtown Howard Street could flood again as Baltimore sits in a Level 1 tornado risk ahead of Tuesday's storms.
The Storm Prediction Center put Baltimore in a Level 1 tornado risk Monday, with damaging winds also in play as severe thunderstorms build toward Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms are possible early in the week as a strong frontal boundary moves through the region, with damaging winds and heavy rain possible Tuesday.
In recent storms, water has pooled across Fells Point, Canton and East Baltimore, and roads around Van Lill Street and Boston Street in Canton have been hit by flash flooding. Downtown Howard Street has also been a trouble spot. Storms in the D.C. region have brought flash flood warnings, tornado warnings, power outages, downed trees and traffic disruptions.
MTA service alerts were already active Sunday for Metro SubwayLink single-tracking between Owings Mills and Johns Hopkins and a CityLink PURPLE detour between City Hall and Paradise/Catonsville, so any storm-day delay would stack on top of existing service changes. Baltimore City Recreation & Parks closed all pools July 9 and again July 21 when thunderstorms moved through, and the same kind of fast-moving weather could interrupt pool trips, recreation-center programs and summer camps before the day is over.
Meteorologist Ryan Hall identified the area around Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and Baltimore as the most likely place in the country to see a tornado tomorrow, and in another post he wrote that parts of the Mid-Atlantic had been upgraded to a rare Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk. Tornado warnings need to be received instantly and acted on within a few minutes to be useful, so phones should be charged, emergency alerts should be turned on, and shelter plans should be set before Tuesday’s storms arrive.
The National Weather Service’s WFO Sterling warning area saw 19 tornadoes in the April 27-28, 2011 outbreak, and the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado in Harford County on Aug. 13, 2013. More recently, storms on July 21 brought flash flood warnings and a tornado warning, while June 11 storms produced wind gusts up to 60 mph and knocked trees and wires down.
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