Montgomery Community Media

It was a busy night for Montgomery County fire and rescue units who responded to dozens of calls following the strong storms that swept through our area on June 11. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said firefighters believe at least three house fires were started by lightning. Piringer said one of the fires ignited […]

Several cars parked along North 26th Street in Baltimore’s Charles Village tumbled down a hill after a road collapsed on April 30 following significant rainfall across the region this week. A nearby resident caught the moment when the ground beneath the cars disappeared down the hill on Youtube: Related:

A muddy Friday night (Oct. 11) on the football field in Rockville as you can see from the images in our adjacent slider and below. Rockville won the game 36-0 over Watkins Mill. Photos | Phil Fabrizio

UPDATED An afternoon thunderstorm moves through Gaithersburg on June 2nd with heavy rains. Take a look. At 6:07 p.m. on June 2, there were over 2,220 Pepco customers without power in Montgomery County, according to Pepco’s online outage maps. At 7:45 p.m., there were just over 300 customers still without electricity.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Tuesday, Feb. 26 from 3 p.m. – midnight in Montgomery County. According to the flood watch alert, between 1.5 and two inches of rain may fall on the area. Here are some safety tips provided by Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services for motorists who may be […]

UPDATED It was a mixed bag for weather on the day after Christmas in Montgomery County. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory on Dec. 26 because of the rain, sleet and snow. A winter weather advisory is issued when frozen precipitation can impact travel so motorists were urged to use caution. Here […]

UPDATED 3:05 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning until 3:30 p.m. for Montgomery County. Earlier today, Gaithersburg officials closed Game Preserve Road because of flooding concerns. In the community of Quince Orchard Park (QOP), rains washed a flood of mud from a nearby construction site onto several adjacent properties. Gaithersburg city […]