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More than 7,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric customers, most in Baltimore, did not have power Monday morning, down from 14,000 customers on Sunday night.

I went sailing on Saturday. Not really a surprising thing. I live in Annapolis. But August is the Chesapeake Bay’s unexpected month — the time of year when things turn out exactly as you expect until they do not.

Across the Baltimore area, crews on Monday were still clearing trees after intense weekend storms. Here are some tips in case a tree falls on or near your property.

Baltimore’s mayor is calling for patience as crews work to restore power to thousands of residents nearly 24 hours after strong winds and thunderstorms hit the region Saturday evening.

Emergency personnel received a call in Waldorf, Maryland, at about 9:21 p.m. Friday from Regency Furniture Stadium reporting that a moon bounce house became airborne because of a wind gust while children were inside.

Several lighting strikes happened around 8 p.m. and, while people at ArtScape were eagerly waiting for news, the stage crew started packing up gear.

While it may not be the hottest weekend of the year, Artscape weekend is forecast to be hot and humid.

The Western Maryland drought watch is based on lower-than-normal stream flows and groundwater levels for this time of year, state officials said.

All of the people who died were white men, according to data published by the Maryland Department of Health for the week of July 7-13. Two of the deaths were in Baltimore City and one was in Kent County.

The National Weather Service’s excessive heat warning is continuing into Tuesday for much of Maryland, with temperature indices estimated to reach 110 degrees in some places.

As of Thursday morning, the Eastern Shore is under a drought watch, according to state officials.

Temperatures on Tuesday could feel as high as 105 to 108 degrees in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., metro areas.

The heat advisory in Maryland comes as large swaths of the country grapple with a heat wave.

While there is a chance of scattered showers and storms, don’t expect it to bring relief: The forecast high for Saturday is 96 degrees, with a heat index that could reach 105, according to the National Weather Service.

This weekend also brings high heat, with thunderstorms expected Friday and Saturday, when temperatures could reach a high of 96 degrees. Sunday will be mostly sunny with a forecast high of 94 degrees.

After showers and storms move through the Baltimore region on Sunday, forecasters are predicting sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s on Monday and Tuesday. Intense heat and possibly storms return on the holiday.

Maryland has seen two heat-related deaths so far in 2024 — both before 2023 even saw one.

Temperatures in the Baltimore-Washington region could climb to the mid to upper 90s, though the humidity could make it feel closer to 100 to 105 degrees.

The Baltimore area broke at least two heat records last week. This week, conditions should be cooler.

Howard County residents have voted to name a new tunnel-boring machine “Rocky.” Its first order of business is to cut through 5,000 feet of granite, part of an effort to tame floodwaters in Ellicott City.