Maryland, Erin and Hurricane
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Thursday stays warm and sticky, with highs pushing near 90 degrees. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will fire up again as a cold front moves through, and some of those storms could bring heavy downpours and gusty winds before things start to quiet down later in the evening.
On Tuesday morning, Assateague Island National Seashore and Ocean City closed public access to the ocean. Hurricane Erin isn't expected to make landfall, but the Category
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WBAL-TV on MSNMaryland weather forecast: Temps remain cool, chance for storms persists on Aug. 19
Chief Meteorologist Tom Tasselmyer said the cold front will stay in the area, with temps remaining in the low-70s on Tuesday.
It'll be a warm and humid day with highs for more neighborhoods getting into the 90s. Within Baltimore City limits, we could see a few neighborhoods peaking in the upper 90s. Feels like temperatures or heat index values will rise to near 100° and some areas may feel like over 100°.
Tropical storm watches expand from the Virginia beaches to Fenwick Island, Delaware, including Ocean City, Maryland.
Chief Meteorologist Tom Tasselmyer said Wednesday will see temperatures in the low-80s with parts of the region having a possibility for thunderstorms.
CBS Baltimore on MSN2d
Hot summer weather, some spotty storms in Maryland this weekend
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Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become a major hurricane soon and could pose serious threats to Maryland's coastal areas.