putting us in danger is of black out see that, but the utility company is asking you to conserve. blue lips are the hallmark of a happy customer at this place. business is booming thanks to the heat wave. we finished dinner early and decided to cool off with snowballs. employees are thankful that their stand is air-conditioned. those without air-conditioning are seeking relief. as air conditioners work harder, bge is keeping a close eye on power usage. they are working with 12 states to make sure the power grid doesn t get overloaded. we work closely with the electric power grid and our neighboring utilities to make sure that we have a enough power and we keep this system balanced. there may be occasions where we shift power from one area to another. this person says customers should brace for higher bills. wait until after sunset to use your washer and dryer. your air conditioner doesn t have to work as hard in the evening hours, but after 9:00 the man goes down so
york area. down route 50. and just north of st. michaels, just moving from kent island, toward the easton area. you may see some wind gusts over 40, 45 miles an hour. and a lot of dangerous lightning. north and west of the region. as you can see, it s totally clear. in fact, they ve already dropped the severe thunderstorm watches. now, there are still watches in effect for areas south and east of us, as you can see. and there s warnings for delaware and portions of talbot county. queen anne s and caroline county. northwest of us, things request quieted down have quieted down considerably. the front is beginning to dry out somewhat. 90 in hagerstown. elkton dropped to 73. there s still nice showers. still 97. and this afternoon, a peak heat index at 3:00. got up to 106 degrees. and at ocean city, and easton was up to 105. only 68 at the same time in oakland. how hot did it get today? we broke a record. 100 degrees this afternoon. the record high previously was 97. and the av
degrees. 73 right now at the airport. relative humidity up to 84%. 96 is what we are forecasting this afternoon. there is a 30% chance for a thunderstorm to pop up this afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. some relief is in sight by the end of the week. we say good morning to sarah. i am that we break the record. let s hit 97. for the most part, we re doing ok. 273, all lanes are closed. rock church road is your alternate. we are looking at a problem in catonsville. an accident at was the avenue. the rest of the major roadways are doing ok an accident at wesley avenue. everything moving well on the north side. 70 is moving smoothly. five minutes on southbound 95 to the fort mchenry. here s a live view starting with 29 at 32. no delays to speak of. volume on the light side. let s switch over to bel air road. the north side is checking out fine. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ofwe re just at the start summer and already
trapped in marc train 38, with no air conditioning, no water, and no idea when it would all end. some started jumping from the train. others called 911. we have a sick patient on the train, the penn, the marc train. she s shaking and shaking trying to drink gatorade. she s so overheated, she can t deal with this. she s ready to pass out. reporter: right you no, they are investigating what caused the electric loc motive to shut down. preliminary reports reveal the brakes jammed after it lost power. and train operators closed the doors, cutting off ventilation. and when another train finally came tcouldn t hold everybody. it was 100-something degrees on this train. and it took two hours before police would come on and remove the windows? what was marc doing? nate payer is part of a group that advocates for public riders. we ve got too much equipment that is prone to break down. and as a result, you re going to get this unreliable service. and sometimes, apparently
but not for the. what is the fairness in that? i m a cold-weather fan. let s check on traffic. there are some issues to watch out for. there is an accident in catonsville. hopefully the only accident. wesley avenue. a minor crash being cleared the air. we have a downed tree in elkton, 273 closed at fair hill drive. that could create problems if you are going to and from 95. the beltway nebraska is still moving fine. north side, the rest of the roadways are fine. the beltway is still moving fine. things are moving well on 83 also. let s look at frederick road. here is the southwest corner of the beltway. volume is pretty light there. same thing on 95 in elkton. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to. thank you. it has been hazy, hot, and humid these last couple of days. the heat contributes to the code red. cooling centers will be available. jennifer franciotti is live at federal hill with more on this story. dozens of cooling centers will be opening tod