BALTIMORE, Maryland, Saturday, March 11, 2017 - Warm, even balmy weather was prevalent on the Atlantic Seaboard in February and even into early March. Flowers are blooming and flowering trees are, also. Spring has sprung, or so it appeared.
Then the locals awoke this morning to temperatures around 20 degrees at daybreak. They also awoke to predictions of heavy, even blinding snow amidst a major 'Noreaster' early next week.
The forecast for this storm - being called a "megastorm" by the Weather Channel folk - is absolutely staggering. One to two feet of snow together with high winds off the Atlantic Ocean. The folks at Accuweather have posted a map that puts Baltimore in the crosshairs of the storm, where the heaviest accumulations are expected.
Now, to be clear, Baltimore is on the edge of the heaviest accumulations and most intense snowfalls. But understand, Baltimore is on the edge of the area predicted to get the most intense effects, not the edge of any effects. According to almost every forecast, Baltimore is due to get slammed. This is the information available at Saturday afternoon at 1:45 pm.
Sports: Bryant at Maryland Baseball Game Postponed; Teams to Play Twin Bill Sunday Beginning at Noon
Maryland will have to wait at least one more day to see whether it can extend its current six game win streak. Sub-freezing temperatures and a cold north wind convinced school officials in College Park to postpone the Saturday afternoon single game and reschedule it as part of a twin bill on Sunday afternoon. The first game at Shipley Field will get under way at noon. Both games are set to be televised on BTNToGo.
Maryland is now 7-5 overall. They have won six straight games after being swept in a three game series at Louisiana State February 24-26. After the Bryant doubleheader tomorrow (March 12), the Terps will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Tuesday (6 pm) to take on the University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
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