Heavy weekend rain leads to flooding in region

About 3.15 inches of rain fell at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport over the weekend, and many areas across the region recorded more than three inches, said Kyle Pallozzi, a National Weather Service meteorologist. The Baltimore Department of Public Works warned the public to avoid streams in the city because rainwater had overwhelmed the sewer system, causing it to pour wastewater into the Jones Falls on Sunday. A flood warning is in effect for east-central Prince Georges County until 6:30 a.m. Monday, following the weekend rain, according to the National Weather Service. The Little Patuxent River flooded over the weekend. The National Weather Service urged residents to be safe. “Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads,” the NWS stated on its website, and tweeted on its DC/Baltimore account that drivers should be on alert for standing water and heed all road closures. been shot multiple times. The victim was taken to Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Baltimore had fewer than 200 homicides in 2011, and fewer than 300 homicides a year through 2014. But in 2015, the year of Freddie Gray’s death and the ensuing unrest, homicides surged to 342. In 2016, the total remained above 300. Last year, amid declining city population, the 342 killings represented the highest number of killings per capita.