cable, hasta la vista. [ male announcer ] visit verizon.com/hotprice. that's verizon.com/hotprice. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. you should totally get fios. [ male announcer ] welcome to the speed you need. welcome to life on fios. >> you are watching wbal tv 11. >> live, local, and late- breaking, this is 11 news. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it has been a day full of severe weather. tropical storm isaac hit the florida keys and is moving further into the gulf. it delayed the gop convention. we have more ahead. live look for our downtown sky cam. maryland has seen its share of wild weather today. we have seen a couple of tornado warnings. tom tasselmyer is alive with the latest.

>> we have the weather moving across the area. almost felt like a tropical system. three-6 inches of rain, flooding low-lying areas. many areas in baltimore county and down through anne arundel and calvert county. there were tornado warnings issued. no reports of damage. there is a strong thunderstorm and western carolina county. a tornado warning is in effect for western carolina county intel 6:15. west of denton is a storm system that is showing strong rotation and the possibility or tornado could touchdown and western caroline county in the next hour. if you are on the western side of the county, should be taking shelter now. there could be or tornadoes associated with that thunderstorm to the west of denton. the warning goes until 6:15. a look at our map.

there is a warning in effect for parts of queen anne's, talbot and west of denton. we will check out how much more rain we can expect in the 7 day forecast and a couple minutes. >> the high winds and heavy rain prompted officials to close the maryland state fair today. that is not the only thing being affected. if there is around 6000 power outages reported. we have more on the damage around town this afternoon. >> in the 2300 block of east monument street. the department of public works have been working on this thing called, but now because of the rain it is threatening homes in the area -- the sinkhole. the two residences are on top of businesses. if they had to evacuate them because the road near the sidewalk might be unstable.

a spokesman said they had already been working to repair the sinkhole. the effects of the rain or not just felt in the city. here is a shot of some flooding in pikesville. on the eastern shore, flooding was an issue for some drivers. these are cars driving through hot water on route 50 in easton. in the city drivers had to deal with this obstacle when a downed tree blocked the road. no injuries have been reported. if he snapped and pictures of this afternoon's weather event, we would love to see them. head to our website at wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. >> thank you. right now, the gulf coast breaking for -- bracing for isaac. cities like new orleans are preparing for a category two hurricane when it has later this week.

more from jay gray. >> isaac's introduction to the u.s. -- slashing winds and driving rain across the florida keys. and through miami. >> have rain, wind, storm surge and the risk of tornadoes. >> if the forecast called, conditions will only get worse. >> a large area at risk. forecasting as strong as category two para >> an area that includes new orleans in southwest louisiana which could see the worst on wednesday. seven years to the day after hurricane katrina off. >> were on high alert. the anxiety level is high. the storm is uncertain. of the abundance of caution we have begun to take these precautions. >> right now, the primary focus is in florida. already feeling the effects of the storm. >> when you live in florida you have to be cautious. >> caution like sand bags if is beginning to stretch across the state. residents are stocking up and

boarding up, bracing for impact. >> it is my livelihood. >> protection in tampa includes shifting the events scheduled for monday's opening of the republican national convention back a day. while the move in the middle of the golf will be for a bit longer. crews are being pulled from drilling platforms. today and tomorrow are the preparation times on northern gulf coast. with isaac gathering momentum and rushing towards the shore. >> remember, any time there is severe weather or run baltimore or around the country, our website has all of the information you need. you can see where the severe weather alerts are happening and even look at live hd doppler radar. log on to wbaltv.com. a man is at johns hopkins hospital after being stabbed in dundalk. it happened early this morning. crews got to the scene on the 2400 block of plainfield road.

police are not releasing any other information. learn the name of the man shot by police earlier this weekend. if his name is oba mitchner. chris responded to a call about shots fired in the -- of in westport. the man was firing his handgun when police arrived. he engaged officers and that was when they shot him. charges are pending. a man many consider to be a pioneer in canton has died. 49-year-old patrick skunny --- was killed when a bicycle collided with a city bus. happened friday night on ocean city. the circumstances surrounding the accident are under investigation. back in 1994, he helped to revitalize the canton community with the opening of a mexican restaurant. the success of that restaurant would spawn mama's on the

halfshell in canton. >> he touched a lot of lives. >> funeral arrangements have been made for wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. inside the cathedral of mary our claim. he leaves behind a wife and two children. and howard county, the final victory -- victim in the train the realm that was laid to rest. family and friends gathered to remember rose mayer. >> in a tragedy, there things that to not make sense to us. we ask god how to guide us, how to provide healing and comfort to the family at this time. >> according to autopsy reports, both girls died from asphyxiation due to the coal

that toppled over them. the accident is under investigation. some are coming to an end for children are around town. the first day of school is tomorrow morning. we caught up with shoppers braving the story whether to get last-minute supplies and back- to-school clothes. >> it is expensive because i of two kids. the things that they need as they get older it is becoming a little bit much. >> monday, a great day. i took off to celebrate. >> some shoppers we talked to say they were happy that schools are cutting back on the number of requested supplies. tropical storm isaac causing trouble at the republican national convention. the storm may not hit florida as hard as expected and the gop is cutting things short. a busy week ahead there. a true american history. this weekend, remember -- we remember the first man to step foot on the moon.

>> isaac affecting events at the republican national convention, but attendees are still excited. delegates began writing at the airport saturday afternoon. all events force opening day -- for opening day have been canceled. the storm's timing is unfortunate that they are thrilled to be there. >> i am a retired army wife. we have put up with a lot of different earthquakes and tornadoes. and so i have never been in a hurricane. this should be fine. as long as we are not evacuate. >> as soon as the convention gets underway, stick with wbal tv 11 for live coverage. the first man to walk on the moon has died. neil armstrong passed away

yesterday following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. he was a hero to so many but the former navy fighter pilot who commanded apollo 11 describe himself as this -- a white fox caught the protector, nerdy engineer. he rarely appered in public. plenty of extreme weather in our backyard tonight. tom tasselmyer has your back-to- school forecast. >> hard to believe, but it is back to school. it is a soggy sunday afternoon. more rain as we get into the work week and the school week. 70 degrees at the airport. 73 downtown.

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>> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> better news from the weather department. the national weather service canceled the tornado warning in western carolina county. this area was drawing strong circulation. has weakened. some gusty winds, some hail and downpours to contend with. it is part of an area of showers and storms coming from the south. occasionally we see an individual cell and that is when the weather service issues a tornado warning. if we switch our view to the

warning that, there are no warnings in effect at this time. that is the good news. the severity of the storm is weakening, but we are picking up on heavy downpours. this stripe, orange and red, this is an area of 3-6 inches of rain. my microphone may be dying. can you hear me? a 3-6 inch slice of rain in this area. over 6 inches in parts of the eastern shore. heavy rainfall since midnight. in those areas, flood warnings remained in effect for baltimore county on to the eastern shore. be very careful if you live near a small stream. do not drive on a flooded road. at the airport, over 3 inches of rain today. that takes the monthly total to 5.5 inches. a surplus for august. we are running a deficit for the year. that is a very soggy day.

it is a record amount of rain for the 26 of august in baltimore. with all of the clouds and showers, we did not even hit 80 today. 79 the high. 68 at parkton. 70 in westminster. will stay steady through the evening. the storm developed over the carolinas and moved into western virginia. it is bringing that band of moisture into the eastern maryland. this is going to stick around until cold front to get through here tomorrow night or tuesday morning and kick all of this out to sea. in the meantime, isaac will be coming up from the gulf of mexico. that could complicate the forecast towards the end of the week. tomorrow, some breaks in the clouds and showers. after that, we should be able to enjoy sunshine for the middle of the week. tonight, a chance for showers or storms. tomorrow we get some sunshine, but a chance for a thunderstorm

in spots with partly cloudy skies. it will be warmer tomorrow, high-tech bichirs a 82-87. out on the bay, a brisk south wind at 10-15 knots. 44 miles an hour winds in key west. there is isaac. this will move across areas of the gulf where it will be strengthened. it could be a category two hurricane, between mobile alabama and new orleans by late tuesday night or wednesday morning. that seems slow. i would not be surprised if it gets here quicker. some of the computer models are targeting the panhandle and florida. it looks like it will get stronger and become a hurricane as it has for the gulf coast. a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm tore. that tapers off tuesday morning. we look forward to some nice whether when sick, thursday and friday. will have to see where is it goes. >> lots of cuts for the ravens

today. >> one of significance. we saw the writing on the wall this week. billy cundiff talks about his departure

>> from the susquehanna bank sports center, this is a 11 sports. >> the ravens made nine cuts. 8 players never saw live action. one did. billy cundiff had his contract terminated. his a legacy owns one headline -- wide left. the afc championship game miss from last season. he seemed to respond well in preseason. i spoke with sam cooke today.

both kickers had great camps. john harbaugh released a statement -- "billy had a great camp, the best he had. he showed a toughness and an ability to come back and be a top flight nfl kicker. these decisions are never easy. this one was difficult for all of us. that says something about justin tucker, the way he has kicked in our belief in him. but that does not say something less about billy. billy was ready to be our kicker. he will kick in the nfl. he is a good kicker an even better person" 7 games left for the orioles against the blue jays this year. sunday's game, thanks to the monsoon, postponed. we will make it came up september 24. it is not to say the orioles did nothing. they treated it to joe saunders. in return they sent linstrom to

the diamondbacks. his career in september as exceptional. the yankees wrapped up their series with the indians in cleveland. new york up 3-0. here come the indians. carlos santana with the bases loaded. they are not scoring runs as the payroll would dictate, but scored end of today. new york wins 4-2. another game of interest. the angels and hikers chasing baltimore and wild-card standings. -- angels and tigers chased in baltimore in wild-card standings. takes away the home run. not much else going right for l.a. today big fella.

where nobody on the payroll can get it. detroit wins 5-2. wins the series 2-1. here are your opted a wild-card standings. the rays stay on top. the o's and a's tied for second. the orioles kickoff of for game set with the white sox monday. the sprint cup last night in bristol. track.tiny tony stewart in the 14. too touchy. they both end up in the wall. stewart -- a heck of a throw. good arm. dan patrick even more blatantly taken out. having a decent night at that

point. that crash ended the eve4ning. the finger is pointed. hamlon avoided all the drama. that's

>> crazy afternoon. >> be careful driving around,

there are flooded streams. the showers will not taper off until tomorrow afternoon. >> nigíúñ