Weather
Storm Damages Foundry Centre Apartments: Report
An apartment building lost a wall, and a tree was ripped up off Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills after the storm Wednesday night.
OWINGS MILLS, MD — An apartment building in Owings Mills is evidence of the severe weather that hit the region Wednesday night. There is a hole in the Foundry Centre Apartments on Garrison View Road.
Severe thunderstorms with 60 mph gusts were on a line from near Gamber to Owings Mills to Woodlawn, moving northeast, the National Weather Service reported at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17.
The agency issued a severe thunderstorm warning that advised people to go inside to stay safe.
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Lightning struck the apartment complex off Reisterstown Road, according to WBAL, which reported a hole was left in the side of the building, which was condemned as a result.
Tenants at the building were moved into hotels, according to Fox 45.
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MAJOR damage is seen at Foundry Centre Apartments, across from Foundry Row Shopping Center off of Owings Mills' Reisterstown Road. @BaltCoFire says no reports of injuries & residents have been moved to hotels. No word yet on what actually happened. Stay with FOX45 for updates. pic.twitter.com/sP2WVl1CLU
— FOX Baltimore (@FOXBaltimore) July 18, 2019
A tree was also uprooted in Wednesday's storm, according to ABC 2 News.
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