. >> reporter: but this is no ordinary storm that goes through maryland it's a duratio. >> your ears pop and there was so much noise you cannot concentrate. >> a duratio is thunderstorms and winds over 80 miles per hour. it worked off heat with over 100 degrees. >> it sounded like the whole house was coming down. >> reporter: it's often compared to that of tornadoes, but it's the straight line winds that toppled trees on to houses and cars. >> damage from a duratio is different from what you would see with a tornado. in this case it covered everyone from the northern part of the state straight down to the southern counties. >> reporter: our june 29th duratio formed in the midwest over iowa. you're looking at satellite imagine of the storm as it traveled more than 700 miles. first warning weather tracked winds at more than 70 miles per hour. >> that's a category one hurricane, straight line winds so the kind of damage we saw over a huge area was even probably more extensive than a hurricane would everyone cause. >> reporter: it's still packing a powerful punch when it reaches the east

known as a duratio. >> it's fascinating.from chicago right across the land here. >> like a rocket. >> 80 miles an hour wham, hit us like we didn't even know what hit us. >> there was not much preparation or advanced warning at all. >> no. the sky was purple and orange and it was crazy. >> carol and i are up at the beach in rhode island. i look at my iphone. i have a tweet from the a neighbor who said you may want to check with your neighbors because i just sawyer your house on television and your street is closed because trees have fallen down and there is lots of damage. >> yes. never a good sign to see your house on t.v. unless it's on like lifestyles of the rich and maimous. >> major tree down not far from here, took out the parts of three houses across the street from us and took out three cars. >> you weren't there? >> yeah. yeah. >> i will send pictures to you. >> this was split in half action unbelievable. >> my goodness. >> i haven't had a single conversation around town in the last three or four days that hasn't sta

. >> this term duratio.f the most intense parts of the bow but this is a large line of damaging straight line winds and nobody misses it. you hear the thunder. you get the rain and that gust coming through. we got a link to it on my facebook page, all about it and this is what there looks like by day. nobody saw this except out in the midwest where the storm came out of. it gives you real detailed look. head over to facebook and as you scroll down, if you're interested and lost power, you can go back on my facebook page and see that duratio. that's a look at it, so just an incredible setup that we were dealing with that night, to have you go back and look at the archive if you'd like to do that. we expect to stay clear for thunderstorms. we're looking fine there. the chance for storms comes back into early wednesday and some of those could be gusty and strong. so cope a sharp eye toward mid-week. the humidity has been lower. we've seen humidity dropping on a are in the breeze. this is not spring or fall. thi

. >> reporter: damage from duratio is different from what we would see in a tornado outbreak. because in a tornado outbreak, it would be concentrated areas. because this covered people in the northern parts of the state straight down into the southern counties. >> reporter: it formed that morning in the midwest over iowa. you're looking at nasa's satellite image of the storm. as it travels 700 miles. first warning weather continues. >> that's a category 1 hurricane. straight-line winds. so the kind of damage we saw over huge, huge area, was probably even more extensive than a hurricane would cause. >> reporter: it's still packing a powerful punch when it reaches the east coast later that night. 911 system is flooded with calls. >> 911. >> storm coming through big- time. >> until this storm, many people here had never heard of a dur atio. >> and in this part of the country, we have interference from the ocean, interference from the mountains. and that sort of breaks up some of the lines of storms. but in this case, it was stronger than even that. >> reporter: these storms frequ

the duratio storm knocked out power for days. now, the president of bge sits down with me to defend the company's response to the storm. that's coming up next. >>> a life-and-death struggle. stunning video of a killer whale dragging a trainer underwater. see what happens next. >>> i'm ron matz. a brighter day for the giraffes at the maryland zoo. we'll explain coming up right here on wjz. there you go, angel. you got more. >> fantastic july evening. stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is sunny, 85 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. a former star basketball player, shot to death in west baltimore. and tonight, the gunman is still on the loose. wjz is live at city police headquarters. rochelle ritchie has more on the victim. >> the 23-year-old victim played basketball at walbrook high school. tonight, his friends and family are trying to fathom why anyone would kill him. and baltimore city police are on the lookout for t

>> duratio. >> thanks for watching.

we average one duratio every four years. we're seeing scattered storms to the north. that could disrupt crews. that's why we hope they stay at bay to the north or potentially lose their strength. we'll keep an eye on it. 94 at bwi. winds are northwest at six. the weather was relatively quiet for the most part in baltimore. did not see much other than hot sunshine. mt. airy today clouds building up into the afternoon but, again, for the most part relatively quiet. right now temperatures running in the mid-90s, very hot indeed. as hot as it will be by the end of the week, no i made references yesterday. it will get hotter. this is hot, but it has the potential to get hotter. unfortunately, we think that's where things head this week. a little bit of less air. the bottom line is it's hot and humid. the dew points pushing to 70. that will make what it feels like even hot are. the air temp and the heat index value pretty close, both in the mid-90s. so, again, right now hot, uncomfortable, somewhat humid. it could get worse. it may likely get worse. there are those storms t

. >>> a birthday party under the tent gets blown up by the duratio. >> the wind gets stronger and stronger and the whole tent goes up. >> see what the birthday storm leaves standing. >>> and snacking on some fourth of july leftovers. >> pop rock candy from hell, boys. >> that's pop rock candy from hell, boys. >> and it's "right this minute." >>> we begin our countdown today with our number ten video. guys, this is a terrible accident caught on camera from several different angles. take a look at this. >> whoa. >> we found this surveillance footage of this incident on live leak. this all happened according to reports in korea. the car that you just saw is this car right here in the middle of your screen slowly making a left. >> you can tell something's up because the person makes that left like right in front of a bunch of other cars coming down the street. like you knew something strange was going on. >> according to reports, the driver of this car was suffering a heart attack. >> oh, lost control of the car and that's why it -- >> apparently. and we think, according to reports and a very

that is not another duratio. still, scattered storms. mid-90s. so we'll continue to track it. so hopefully you'll ride that gauntlet, one south, one north. we're still bringing in the chance for storms. more on your forecast coming up. >>> we want to remind you again, this isn't the dayton na. be careful going through intersections with no traffic lights. you pull up. you stop. you look all around and make sure everybody is clear and you proceed with caution. look and cross safely. >>> all right. enough tonight we're getting new information a trial date has been set for the man accused in a drunk hit and run accident that killed a man on memorial day weekend. he will go to trial in september for the murder of matthew chess wick. he was arraigned on negligent homicide by car, driving while under the influence and leaving the scene of the accident. police said chess wick was trying to cross the coastal highway in may when he was hit. >>> does your car know when you're driving too close to danger? that feature is not that far away. >> we run into bumps in the road occasionally. t

that's a duratio event. so that was an extremely rare event. boundary line -- typical boundary line. we see them draped from upstate new york to points south and west. hotter conditions continue to flow in. it will fuel a day of extreme heat into the mid to upper 90s with the humidity increasing. so it's in the just hour 4th of july but thursday and friday look hot and trying to pinpoint the storm chances is difficult to do. we think 2 a.m. we could see pop-up storms. the storm is possible for your 4th of july. you have to factor that into your plans. 73, partly cloudy, muggy right into the fourth as we climb to the upper 90s. tomorrow night muggy, 75. you see conditions staying sticky and getting hotter. unfortunately, for those without power you have to do all measures to stay cool as temperatures surge. jamie? >> for those of us with scrapes and cuts we put a band-aid on it. what happens when you get a cut in your mouth, especially if you bite your lip. there's a tiny new patch that sticked to the inside of your mouth. >> reporter: if you ha

. >>> two weeks after the devastating duratio storm and this morning, almost two dozen families are told they have no place to live. the damage from the june 29th storm is still everywhere. sixty-four apartments at riverdale towers in prince george's county were told to evacuate yesterday. now, inspectors say 43 of them are safe but 22 are not and have been declared uninhabitable. an emergency shelter was quickly set up at bladensburg high school and building managers have offered residents discounts at local hotels. >> how much will a room be per day? >> it is $70 per might. >> can you afford that. >> if it is four or five days, somebody can make that. but if it is a month, nobody can macthat, i believe. >>> wells spark owe has agreed to pay a $175 million settlement. -- wells fargo has agreed. the bank accused of discriminating african- americans by charging hem higher rates. the suit against the bank was brought on by the city of baltimore and several of its residents who said they were targeted for bad loans. >>> a new way for fight crime right on your smart phone. >> we are talking

we're going to show you what the actual terminology for in is, it's called a duratio. the actual definition is this, long wind storm that lasts over an extended period of time. not just a thunderstorms that moves through. this one lasted for a few states. winds have to exceed severe levels that's 58-miles-per-hour or higher. unfortunately the death toll continues to go up. 22 deaths with this storm, that covers from the midwest to the mid-atlantic with over 1,000 wind reports and here in maryland alone, our wind gusts were over 70 miles per hour. we've been trying to tell this too that equates to hurricane strength winds. the áf -- we have more coming up, back inside. >> okay bernadette, thank you. mary bubala is in the newsroom. and she's joining us with the repair efforts under way. >> vic, bob, thank you for coming in. big question we heard from one of our viewers she was out there with adam said, i pay a lot for power. why can't i call in and say, you're 100 on the list or 200 on the list. >> we learned a lot with hurricane irene. look at the storm that rolled thro

let's hope no more duratios in the future. >> no, please. >> 85 humidity is reasonable for this time of year pretty normal. come back and take a look at radar right after this. ,,,,,,, >>> i think it's pretty nice out there today. >> nice break from the heat. >> not too many complaints. we're not talking triple digit heats. no super hot temperatures may get a little warm till -- at the end of the week but not dealing with any records. a few scattered showers popped up this afternoon in a few spots. and south of the plata that little batch down there still causing a little rain across portions of the charles county and it's moving toward la plata. some folks will see showers most will remain rain free. we had some rain activity in the afternoon. 85degrees now. our normal high today is still 87. so it's just running about average. 87dc, 89 in oakland, ocean city around 79. a bit of a breeze coming off the ocean that east wind has kept us from getting super super hot. 83 rock hall up in bel air. right now we have an east wind. a little southeast wind from time to time. going to keep us

what this storm is called is a duratio. we don't get them a lot around here. lot more often people are talking about tornado damage but this is straight line wind damage over a large span. this is a large spread damaging wind storm with sustained long periods of time. and by long periods of time we mean from iowa straight across to the atlantic ocean. winds must exceed that severe weather criteria and that is 58 miles per hour. since we last spoke, the death toll unfortunately has gone up to 22. the áf -- it is 22 deaths from the mid-atlantic to the midwest. over 1,000 reports of wind damage in that same swath. so this is one, unfortunately people are getting frustrated but this is a really big storm and fortunately we get some power on soon. there they go. >> that is good, good news to see that progress. thanks guys. incredible pictures being sent in. let's go to mary koch. >> reporter: take a look at toppled trees. the man who sent us this photo her son is standing next to an up rooted trees, the roots bigger than he is. westbrook says this tree crashed on h

. >> reporter: the damage caused by the recent duratio storm rivaled that of a hurricane. >> it knocks things down. >> reporter: trees crushed cars ask took out countless electrical lines. norman mills was only part of the millions of bge customers, left powerless for days. >> we're used to it. every time we get a major storm. this area goes out a lot. >> reporter: the problem of widespread outages led the governor to issue an executive order. giving state leaders 60 days to come up with an improved energy plan. >> one of the best ways we can make our grid more resilient. we can strengthen our grid. >> reporter: state energy adviser, abigail hopper is looking at the costs and how to pay for, improving infrastructure and bearing some lines. >> where we keep having problems. which lines repeatedly are going down. >> reporter: this week, in an exclusive interview, bge's president and ceo, ken defontes told wjz, the utility already has 65% of its system underground. >> but we still have 9500 miles of overhead lines. if we replace 200 miles of them a year, that's a 50-year project. i'm will

. >>> still in the middle of the aftermath of how it reacted to duratio's storm. bge is seeking rate increases. if approved by the public service commission, the transmission portion of your bill would increase by 6.6%. gas transmission would increase about 8%. bge says it needs to raise rates to make improvements to its system. >>> soccer stars braved the heat. the to then ham hotspur took to the fields to get ready for tomorrow's match against liverpool football. the two are facing off in a friendly complication -- competition. >>> let the games begin. all eyes are on london for the official start of the summer olympics. bigad saban reports for wjz from the olympic park. >> reporter: the olympic torch ended its 8, 000-mile journey at london's tower bridge monday. queen elizabeth held a session. for other dignitaries, including first lady michelle obama, who chatted with prince william and his wife kate. the first lady is leading the u.s. delegation. about 1,000 children joined her for games and exercise. they played soccer, tennis, and tug-of-war. there were a f

. >>> weeks after the duratio storm hits baltimore, residents are still cleaning up their neighborhoods. but what is less visible are the power problems. i'm monique griego. coming up, what the governor is doing to make sure maryland is better prepared for another storm. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. coming up all new at 6:00 now. back to you. >> thank you, vic. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. high-tech testing at the olympics. new technology to catch performance-enhancing drugs. >>> how many athletes have already been caught this year. , >>> nine track and field suspended for doping. eight of the athletes received two-year suspensions and drew a four-year ban. one drew a four-year ban. officials say the majority were caught in biological passport tests. while three others were busted after test results came back from the world championships in south korea. >>> olympic officials have refused a request to hold a moment of silence during tomorrow's opening ceremony for the israeli athletes, killed at the 1972 munich games. but the victims' families ar

this is referred to as a duratio. that means a strong line of storms that moves very, very quickly. it moved from indiana and ohio and raced toward the eastern seaboard. there you can see these waves that moved in advance toward the virginia and into kentucky regions where we saw widespread damage. let's go ahead and show you some of the video. this coming out of arlington, virginia. between virginia and maryland, they had six fatalities. some of the winds were estimated up to about 80 miles per hour. downed trees, downed power lines, and as i said yesterday, still millions of people without power. they are really going to be suffering over the next several days as the heat is not going to be abated any time soon. it will get knocked down, but nothing significant. >> karen maginnis, thank you very much. >>> now to the fires in colorado. people forced from their homes by the wildfire near colorado springs will get their first real look at the damage today. as he has been for the past week, rob marciano is in colorado springs again this morning. rob, first of all, where do we stand on

. >> wjz's first warning weather team explains the last duratio to tribing -- to strike was in 2008.ident and ceo talk about how his company responded tomorrow morning. >>> a double dose of bad news for bge customers. weeks after that storm left tens of thousands without power for days, the company is asking for a rate increase. the utility says it needs more money to make improvements. the average customer would pay $7 a month. it would go into effect in february if approved. >>> when it comes to your home, don't miss out on easy way to save money. how you can be an energy saver. >> your porch light or lamp post is one of the highly used light fixtures in your home. it's the perfect place to install energy starlights. they are common in a variety of shapes and sizes. you can install a motion sensor that turns the light off when no one is around. >> for more information on how you can be an energy saver go to wjz.com, scroll down the right hand side of the page and click on our special section. >>> the ac's are going to be working hard today again. >> they are are -- they are and mos