Severe thunderstorms swept through central Maryland Saturday evening, cutting power to more than 80,000 BGE customers across Harford, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel counties.

What’s Happening: High winds snapped trees and limbs, toppled utility poles, and brought down power lines across the region. BGE said crews are working around the clock to assess damage and make repairs.

What’s Important: BGE is bringing in additional crews from outside the area to speed up restoration. The company has not given a timeline for when all customers will have power back.

How This Affects Real People: Harford County residents were among those still without power Saturday and into the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Customers can report outages through the BGE mobile app, at bge.com/outage, or by texting OUT to 69243.

B.T. Clark

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B.T. Clark

B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and Publisher of The Harford County Sun and The Free State Press. He brings 25 years of experience in journalism, including 15 years as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta, eight years as Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., and seven years as Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He and his family recently relocated to Maryland. Clark is also the author of Principles Are Like Pants, You Ought to Have Some.

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