Mike Taylor, ABC2NEWS

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Clark Township, OH, United States

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Ellicott City's "1,000-year" Flood Explained

When meteorologists talk about a "100 year flood" or a "1,000 year flood" they don't actually mean that the event will happen once every 100 or 1,000yrs. → Read More

High Wind Warning in Effect for Maryland

High Wind Warnings are in effect for Maryland bringing winds up to 60+ mph → Read More

The Latest Thinking on Hurricane Irma and what it means for Maryland

The latest update and thinking on hurricane Irma, Jose and what it all means for Maryland. → Read More

Hurricane Irma Reaches Historic Levels

Hurricane Irma reaches historic strength and is headed towards Florida. → Read More

Maryland'sTree Pollen is Extremely High

Maryland's tree pollen is double the normal average for the season. → Read More

Don't Miss the Pink Moon

Although the name suggests this moon will be pink, that's not exactly the case for this special space event. → Read More

Watching a Snow Storm this Week

A tale of two seasons this week with a "Spring like" start followed by a wintry finish. There's a chance of snow for Friday, Saturday night - Sunday AM and for next Tuesday. A lot of this depends on the presence of cold air, which is expected to arrive by Friday and linger into the weekend. For the bulk of this season, models have done a poor job with long range outlooks, so the track of each of… → Read More

Baltimore's Coldest Weekend Since January

Rare Cold this Winter It's been awhile since we've had 3 below average days in a row in the Baltimore area, but that's exactly what we'll get this weekend. A weak disturbance came thru Friday night bringing a reinforced batch of colder air. This will take our temps into the low 40s and upper 30s for highs and that's just the start. Chilly Weekend in Baltimore One - ABC 2 Local Low Temps Chilly… → Read More

More Ups & Down - Here's a Look at the Week Ahead

Winds are finally calming down across the Mid-Atlantic as our pressure gradient weakens by this evening. With the strong winds gone, conditions will be much nicer for Valentine's Day. → Read More

What is a Snow Squall?

A snow squall is an intense snow band that can create dangerous driving conditions. Snow squalls are common in the Midwest, but fairly rare for the Mid-Atlantic. These snow showers can be dangerous for roads creating low visibility, quick snow accumulations and icy roads. They usually only last for 5 to 15 minutes. Snow squalls are caused by instability created from a heated surface and the… → Read More

Cold Air Brings a Chance of Snow

The first major snow of the season is on the way to Maryland, but it's not really major. → Read More

Snow and ice possible by the weekend

With arctic air in place, an area of low pressure may bring our first widespread accumulating snowfall of the season followed by ice and rain. → Read More

Polar Vortex brings cold to Maryland

The Polar Vortex is responsible for another round of Mid-Atlantic cold air. → Read More

Army vs. Navy game day forecast

Cold air will invade this weekend along with gusty winds for the Army-Navy game in Baltimore. → Read More

Cold & Snow on the Horizon

Polar Vortex Well...we knew it was coming eventually and it appears some wintry weather is just around the corner for Maryland. Over the last week several models have been indicating that a cold air mass, enhanced by the Polar Vortex, will be arriving to the Mid-Atlantic around December 9th bringing cold and snow. Did you Say Snow!? Image from weatherbell.com Yup, but nothing crazy. In fact,… → Read More

Baltimore's 2016 -17 Winter Outlook

Winter 2016 - 17 is more than a month away and questions are already flowing across the country regarding its severity. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has issued its winter forecast for the US and it gives the Mid-Atlantic an “EC Winter” or equal chance. This means that Maryland will have an equal chance of seeing an average, below or above normal winter. The goal of this… → Read More

Heavy rain just getting started in Maryland, could cause flash flooding

Multiple chances of heavy rain will be possible in Maryland this week, likely leading to flooding in some areas. → Read More

Ellicott City's "1000yr" Flood Explained

When meteorologists talk about a "100-year flood" or a "1000-year event," they don't actually mean that the event will happen once every 100 or 1000 years. Rather, it is a statistical way of expressing the probability of something happening in any given year. The chart below is from the USGS (United States Geological Survey), explain and breaking down the meaning & statistics. This means a… → Read More

Weather 101's

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued when severe thunderstorms are possible in and near the watch area. It does not mean that they will occur - It only means they are possible. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued when severe thunderstorms are occurring or imminent in the warning area. Severe thunderstorms are defined as follows: 1) Winds of 58 mph or higher AND/OR 2) Hail 1 inch in diameter… → Read More

Update on Tropical Storm Colin

The third named storm of 2016 will be moving thru northern Florida tonight - Tuesday morning. It will then move off the east coast passing just southeast of Maryland, bringing higher surf and scattered showers as far north as Ocean City. The good news about this storm is that it's expected to miss most of Maryland by about 200 miles to the southeast. Hopefully, this trend continues since we're… → Read More