PGCPS will run on code green Monday.
Prince George's County Public Schools students will get the day off Monday, according to an e-mail alert sent out by the county schools system. The schools will run on code green, which means although students are off all 12-month employees should report to work.
Maryland was spared the brunt of Irene, but some properties still had damage.
Now it's time for the cleanup. Maryland avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, which means a lot of folks will be clearing tree limbs from yards and raking leaves. But some property owners may have suffered damage, whether it is to a home or vehicle. Whether your insurance will pay for repairs all depends on your coverage. Many homeowner policies even pay for tree removal from yards. But most do not cover the damages from flooding. The Maryland Insurance Administration strongly suggests that you take these steps to determine if you have coverage for hurricane damage and how to get payments. No agency is just going to write you a check. You will need to arm yourself with information and support your claim. 1.) Contact your insurance …
2:50 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
It's very important to do your best to protect your family, yourself and your home from a storm or huricane, so I think that this article is a must read for all the people, even for thosen who do not even live in a risk zone. Storm can really ruin everything, and if you are still making payments on yoyr home loan or mortgage than it's exteremely important to protect your house. It's hard to be … more ›
Gov. Martin O'Malley said 823,000 are without power, 200 roads are closed, almost 4,000 residents in shelters and two reported deaths. BWI is open.
(Updated 1 p.m., Aug. 28) More than 800,000 Maryland residents were without power Sunday, almost 4,000 fled to shelters and two people were killed in a lashing overnight by Hurricane Irene, the Maryland Emergency Management Agency said. Crisfield, in Somerset County, has been issued a mandatory evacuation. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said National Guard, Department of Natural Resources and Maryland State Police were aiding in the evacuation. “It’s not life-threatening, but because of rising tides we consider it a precautionary measure,” he said. Ocean City is open as of noon. Nearly 2,000 students who were part of a foreign exchange program that were evacuated will be returning today, Brown said in the latest update for reporters. Sen. …
5:01 pm on Monday, August 29, 2011
Channel 5 just said BGE will not get everyone running until Friday. Even Pepco says they will be done by Thursday! Hopefully, they are giving themselves extra time with this estimate! more ›
Gov. Martin O'Malley said 823,000 are without power, 200 roads are closed, almost 4,000 residents in shelters and two reported deaths. BWI is open.
Update, 1:45 p.m.: More than 800,000 Maryland residents were without power Sunday, almost 4,000 fled to shelters and two people were killed in a lashing overnight by Hurricane Irene, the Maryland Emergency Management Agency said. Crisfield, in Somerset County, has been issued a mandatory evacuation. Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown said National Guard, Department of Natural Resources and Maryland State Police were aiding in the evacuation. “It’s not life-threatening, but because of rising tides we consider it a precautionary measure,” he said. Ocean City is open as of noon. Nearly 2,000 students who were part of a foreign exchange program that were evacuated will be returning today, Brown said in the latest update for reporters. Sen. Barbara …
The repair efforts will be a multi-day event, according to Pepco President Thomas Graham.
Update, 2:08 p.m.: Two hundred and twenty five more reports of power outages have appeared on the Pepco map, bringing the total to 11,971 for the Riverdale Park, College Park and Greenbelt area (zip codes 20737, 20740, 20742, 20770). Update, 1:24 p.m.: More families and businesses are reporting power outages to Pepco. In the last 45 minutes, 39 additional reports of power outages appeared on the Pepco map for the Riverdale Park, College Park and Greenbelt areas (zip codes 20737, 20740, 20742, 20770). Update, 10:52 a.m.: It's going to be a long effort to restore power to the more than 800,000 Maryland residents who have been affected by Hurricane Irene, Gov. Martin O'Malley said in an interview on "Meet the Press" Sunday morning. The state …
Patch offers the latest on what is happening in Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Crofton, Odenton, Severn and Glen Burnie.
Welcome to Patch's live, continuous blog coverage of Hurricane Irene and its impact on the communities of Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Crofton, Odenton, Severn and Glen Burnie. It's easy to contribute to the live blog by typing comments in the text box above and clicking on the paper clip icon to add images. If you can't see our live blog, please go to http://www.coveritlive.com/ and keep up with Patch updates there (or download the coveritlive app.)
8:22 am on Sunday, August 28, 2011
Got a camera? Snap a pic for Patch. Hey sharpshooters, we're looking for your Hurricane Irene damage photos. Feel free to post them here or email your Patch Local Editor. I'm getting great pictures from Crofton and Gambrills residents. Check them out here patch.com/A-l3qk more ›
Gov. Martin O'Malley on what it's been like leading a major disaster response from the Maryland Emergency Management Agency in Reisterstown.
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley says he’s never been in an emergency situation in which the president took an interest, he knew evacuating Ocean City was the right thing to do and FEMA is a lot better than it used to be. He sat down in his shirtsleeves with Patch at hurricane central—the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in Reisterstown— where he was planning to sleep Saturday night.
More than 40 state agencies are ready to respond and BGE and Pepco have crews ready to address power outages.
Gov. Martin O’Malley cautioned Maryland residents to still take precautions as Hurricane Irene moved across the state Saturday, saying the worst of the storm has yet to arrive. “In layman’s terms, we’re starting to feel the first lashes of the storm,” O’Malley said. More than 36,000 residents were without power as of 5:30 p.m., mostly in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties, he said. The hurricane conditions will be confined mostly to the Eastern Shore, but local areas can still expect 6 to 8 inches of rain, said Howard Silverman of the National Weather Service. The next six to eight hours are expected to bring the worst of the storm and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) will be fully activated until at least Sunday …
More than 40 state agencies are ready to respond, and BGE and Pepco have crews ready to address power outages.
With the worst of Hurricane Irene expected to hit Ocean City near midnight Saturday, Gov. Martin O’Malley assured Maryland residents the state is ready for anticipated power outages and flooding. As the wind howled just outside the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) headquarters at Camp Fretterd in Reisterstown, O’Malley said the state is ending its preparation phase. More than 40 state agencies are now ready to respond to whatever crises Irene brings. “We do anticipate widespread damage,” said O’Malley, who was joined by Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin during the briefing. President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration for Maryland Saturday afternoon, which means the state will have access to federal aid …
The cleanup efforts will begin in Maryland Sunday, as the damage is assessed.
Update, 6 a.m. Sunday: The worst may be over, but the storm is still being felt across Maryland. More customers are without power as strong winds continue. About 381,461 BGE customers and 188,641 Pepco customers had no electricity as of about 4 a.m. Reporting from Ocean City, Justin Berk, meteorologist for Baltimore's ABC2News told Patch around 2 a.m. that there was "not much of a storm surge," though there are power outages in the area. "It should actually, when most people start waking up, [improve]," Berk said. "In the afternoon it may be nice." More updates below. HEADLINES MSNBC: Six Dead as Hurricane Irene Edges Into Virginia Charlotte Observer: Irene triggers flooding along N.C. coast Richmond Times Dispatch: UPDATE: Virginia coast …
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10:54 am on Monday, August 29, 2011
It's not just PG, Eilleen, but also Anne Arundel, Howard and other school systems that are closed today. more ›