County areas reel after back to back storms
Power outages affected 200 to 300 customers in Potomac Edison territory as crews worked to restore electricity late Sunday and into Monday. At the peak about 5,000 households were without power, with Emmitsburg Thurmont and Middletown among affected areas. A roof collapse at 7310 Grove Road injured no one and shut the building pending inspection while motorists sought shelter along I-70 and Md 8.
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Raymond Sandbower
Potomac Edison
Sandhower
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Myersville
Wolfsville
Middletown
Frederick County
Motor Inn
Grove Road
United Fire Company
Patrick Stevens
Stevens
Dorsid Enterprises
Rosemont Contractors
John Cecil
D.B. Creighton Associates
Scott McCauley
National
Sgt. Hope
Antarctica
Hope
Cpl
McCauley
Maryland National Guardsmen
William Donald Schaefer
Natural Resources Police
Park Rangers
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick County Red Cross
John Dronesburg
Croneburg
Willowdale
Hillcrest
Fountaindale South
Mele
William Carr
Mount Saint Mary's College
Louise Snodgrass
Deadly East Coast blizzard cripples region and rescue efforts
The blizzard trapped hikers in East Tennessee and North Carolina while National Guard helicopters evacuated several hundred. Dozens of motorists and residents faced exposure as power and heat failed across Maryland and surrounding states. Airports opened slowly. widespread travel chaos continued. Local officials reported multiple weather related fatalities and extensive road rescues, with crews delivering medicine, transporting hospital patients, and restoring services as crews battled snow and ice.
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National Guard
East Tennessee
Detroit
North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Ray Carson
Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
United States
New York City
Emily Lloyd
Atlanta
Washington
New York
Boston
Myersville shelter aids marooned travelers after weekend blizzard
Maryland Red Cross reports Myersville fire station as the largest statewide shelter. Peak turnout reached 120, with 45 to 50 directed to a nearby church. Volunteers, fire department, police, residents, and a radio club coordinated relief as 80 percent were rescued from stalled vehicles along I 70. Travelers spent Saturday night, then reunited with cars Sunday amid cards, reading, and briefcase work.
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Myersville
Maryland Red Cross
Tim Jones
Red Cross
Jones
Maryland
Cpl
George Stottlemyer
Myersville Fire Hall
Shelter generosity shines in Frederick snow emergency
Volunteers at Independence Fire Company shelter in Frederick aided about 60 stranded travelers from Baughman's Lane to I-70. Residents described caring staff, donations from Giant Food, and neighbors aiding doctors, nurses, and those displaced while First Baptist Church fed guests and the Community Center provided meals.
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Baughman
Washington
Crossley
Frederick
State Police
Wenschhor
U.S. 40
First Baptist Church
Dill Avenue
Arnold Fleagle
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Mr. Croneburg
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Asheville
Tennessee
Alabama
Kittanning
New Jersey
Newark
Linda Kurzycki
Florida Keys
Woodsboro
John Catshall
Brunswick
Richard Goodrich
Tom Dougherty
National Weather Service
Atlantic Seaboard
Nancy Luse
George Dorsey
Mark Crummnett
John Vetter
Wyngate
Corning
Ay Corning
Revere
Blue Ridge
W. Stephen St
Berkeley
Martinsburg
Sun
Taird
Sue
News-Post
Mr. Jones
Florida
Mark Crummett
Mr. Crossley
Mark Passick
Fayetteville
N.C
Pennsylvania
Francis Scott Key
Mr. Passick
Independent Fire Company
Doris Wenschhof
Dale Carnegie
Oseroume
Bran Thompson Area
Chamber
al Carrierei
Jered Cosats Atedall
Frederd
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