our meteorologist mike masco has been monitoring them and keeping track of the latest severe weather,e thunderstorms and tornado warnings as they come on and off the map. it's getting confusing. mike will give us the low june on what's happening. >> they issue, when it rains it powers. they issued several new warnings. let's talk about the flash flooding situation. it's 5:40, right in the heart of the commute, a lot of roadways are flooded. they have issued a flash flood warning and this tornado warning around anne arundel county. that will, spire at 6:00. a storm to the south showing some rotation and another one around pg county. let's not let our guard down from dundalk to the south, glen burnie, one of the areas. to the north we have a severe thunderstorm warning for harford county and a newly issued one toward northern baltimore county. that's up until 6:00 as well. out toward the west we're watching more storms, frederick and a tornado warning again. that's set to expire around 6:00. this is the latest radar, maryland's most powerful radar showing an intense band of rain. we hav

now here's mike masco with a look at the forecast. good morning mike another hot one how? >>> yes, and by the way i like your orange. >> thank you, coordinated today. >> i don't know what happened to you guys, you didn't get the memo huh? >> pink mike. >> 76 downtown right now. 77% humidity you know what in it's a pretty mild morning out there. you can see the maps showing us into the 70s near 80 degrees and moisture level up to 68- degree dew point. so we combine that too and we get the real feel numbers already feeling like it's into 28s, d.c. feels like 83 right now. for that reason the heat and humidity we have the excessive heat advisory today into the evening. bermuda high placement just over the carolina coastline. you get the southerly wind and that's the hot temperatures but you go back to the south and west look at the thunderstorms boiling up. we're going get some gusty storms in here by tomorrow afternoon. storm prediction center says some of those could test severe weather limits. look at this 70s and 80s near chicagoland. when you go beyond that front, 40s an

mike masco, the man of the our standing by. we've all had a typo. we're in a rush getting that last second temperature update and maybe you make a typo. he'll make light of it and post it on facebook. >> i expected you a couple other people to see it and that's it. it's done. now the uk is taking a look. this is kelly. 20 degrees or 150 degrees? >> somewhere in between. >> all right. 100 degrees or 20 degrees. >> i'll take the san diego weather we had last week. >> the 75 or the 775 i predicted? it's like the forecast heard around the world. somewhere in between. we like a little san diego action in baltimore. unfortunately, it feels like 775 degrees out there. >> also spelled ellicott city with seven "t"'s. >>> hey, it was an all-star turnout at the cal ripken annual luncheon. abc2 is a proud partner. three awards were handed out to people who helped. the cal ripken foundation is focusedded on building character, teaching life lessons. an outstanding day with the ripkens. >>> and all the ships left the harbor. there's still time to recognize the bi

i think we've got mike masco standing by. how does it feel? >> it feels like 1,000 degrees. loment is high. we have that weather bug. 96 degrees outside our studio. we're still in the heating of the day. we want to hold off on exercising for the next couple of hours until we lose that full heating of the day. yes. it's a steam bath city. you said the humidity is going to break up some, which is good enough for me. you can feel it, very nasty out there. >> weather that you wear. good report there. we've got some rita's in the freezer, too kelly, we were hitting that last night. >> that's right. >>> if you're looking for a place to beat the heat, boy, do we have a spot for you. we'll tell you what people in baltimore county found. we'll take you sthot beach -- to the beach. plus if you want to show a little leg at the beach but concerned about those varicose veins, help is on the way. >>> a new study find as link between diabetes and memory problems in older adults. they studied 3,000 people. those who already had diabetes had slightly lower cognitive abilities. nine years lat

let's check in with mike masco with a lock at how hot it will be. >> it will stay hot. rosie, 27 states hit 100 degrees. 100 at bwi. it's 103 in d.c. they beat their all time record for ever in june. they've been keeping records for 90 years. heat and humidity makes it feel like 110 in the city. frederick feeling like 114 degrees. we have an excessive heat warning still in effect for 9:00. heat advisories for outside lying areas. maryland's most powerful radar is clear for right now. i want to go out 300 miles toward the west. we find a line of ferocious thunderstorms. severe thunderstorm watch is up west of town. we're going to see if the line of storms holds together. if it doesn't we'll be addressing the idea of severe weather. we'll detail it coming up in just a little bit. >> oppressive sticky, stanky, absolutely unbearable outside. however you want to describe it, it's down right miserable. some people have no choice but to work in the heat. we have more on how people are trying to beat the heat. >> talking about that heat. >> reporter: that's all people were talk

and a baltimore man with a heartbreaking anniversary. >>> i'm meteorologist mike masco. we have dangerous storms across the baltimore viewing area. maryland's most powerful radar is coming up next. we'll be right back. >>> we're looking at the radar. the thunderstorms, a lot of heavy, heavy weather has been moving through. you have thunderstorms at 6:47. oxford 7:21, an amazing afternoon with heavy wind, heavy rain. up in the bel air area, cheryl conner. what are you seeing? >> hoping to make it easier on the roads. we are really seeing it come in now. the rain is quite heavy. we're seeing the thunder and lightning, which is why we're on the phone. i did send in a picture. i think you guys have that. you can see a car coming through some high standing water. the drivers are having a tough time. we're at 543 and there are some county crews. they're monitoring the radar. with we snow 9345,000 -- know is 95,000 cars have come out. a tornado watch is in effect for harford county until 6:30. a tornado warning is in effect until 10:00 and a flash flood watch until midnight, so

. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist mike masco. 76 downtown right now all right. only 5:00 in the morning. it's going to get hot. full details coming up. lauren? >> thanks mike. well everything is up to speed here on 695 at harford road but several new accidents. i'll have all the details coming up in my abc2 timesaver traffic report. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. the more dirt can spread around the kitchen. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. all in a no-touch design. >>> 5:39 right now. the term layaway is usually a retail term when you want to buy th

mike masco's shirt? might be a salmon. >> if you would please. you see the dress lauren is wearing today? >> orange. >> orange. >> if i wore that okay mike thanks for your time here at channel 2. the door is over there. >> please don't wear my dress. >> you know i defend you. i defend you. >> you do. sir. >> salmon. >> all right, all right. it's salmon. >> shade of orange. >> all right. even a little pink in there. >> thank you. i'm going go go all pink tomorrow. tie, suit everything. >> perfect. >> look like dumb and dumber. remember with the tuxedos -- >> what are we wearing tomorrow? you tell me what we're wearing tomorrow. >> plan this. >> stay tuned tomorrow morning. >> abc2news.com. let's go to new york now for "good morning america." back with weather, traffic and news in 25 minutes. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]

for more on the man who seems to be the mass tar of the numbers, let's head out to mike masco. >> i found a couple people, a couple of young girls. meredith, right? >> yes. how are you beating the heat? >> i like the heat. we clan go to the pool and just relax and it's not that bad. it's pretty refreshing. >> and you do have a pool? >> we go to the neighborhood pool. >> nice. did they open saturday with the public? >> they're open. >> and bridget, right? >> yes. >> how did youen joy the heat, not enjoy the heat? >> i'm enjoying it when i'm in the water, in the pool. i'm having popsicles dog stuff to make it -- doing stuff to make it cool. >> what's your favorite? >> lime pop. >> we'll try to go down rita's. steam bath city. wyatt said triple digit. it feels like it. guys, we'll send it back inside to you. >> thanks a lot, mike. now to democracy 2012 news tonight. mitt romney addressed illegal immigration in a powerful speech. we've been waiting for this. so what did he have to say? >> reporter: we have been waiting for this. mitt romney faced quite a sceptical crowd at that latino confere

let's check in with meteorologist mike masco. >> still assessing the damage. maybe adding to that 10 tornado total that we had thus far. back at home, 71 degrees at bwi. today below average in the temperature department. we should be right around 79 degrees. it's thanks in part to the northwesterly wind, 15 to 20-mile-an-hour winds, a few gusts sustained. what's going on right now on maryland's most powerful radar not much. we have a shower moving through parts of lancaster county, perhaps a rumble or two in the offing over the next hour or so. we'll be watching this band from allentown to state college and altoona. this will be sliding to the south. 90-miles from baltimore city but we'll be pinpointing this, this pinwheel of moisture. so the forecast for the rest of this evening reflects those showers. as we head to the big board, it's a huge low. we'll let you know what this means coming up in your seven-day forecast in a little bit. >>> we've got maryland live opening up on wednesday. now it seems like the floodgates are starting to open. there's already a

let's check in with meteorologist mike masco after a very, very busy weekend. >>> we even had a busy night. right now not bad. temperatures are in the 70s, 73 right now, at least your high is 73 this afternoon at bwi. the real story has been the winds out of the northwesterly directions, drying winds. again, some spots pick up between 20 to 25-mile-an-hour wind gusts. the good news is maryland's most powerful it's dry overhead. scrat ton back to altoona, gust showers -- gusty showers. so the rest of the forecast, a few scattered showers, mostly cloudy with temperatures right around 70 to 74 degrees. we'll seat temperatures fall back into the 50s for tonight. we have 90s on the seven-day forecast. i'll show you that coming up in a little bit. >>> a man woke up behind bars this morning and he could be there for awhile. the man charged with murdering trayvon martin turned himself in yesterday. a judge ordered him back to jail after court records showed that zimmerman and his wife tried to cover up exactly how much money they had. >> reporter: this time this wasn't in the dark of night,

let's check in with meteorologist mike masco. >> it's a hot one. 27 states hit 100 degrees today.ountry essentially is bake. take a look downtown. it's a very hazy, humid

mike masco is in for lynette this weekend and she left you with the bag once again weather- wise going to try to get you outside on "good morning maryland." >> we'll blame it on the heat right now. 76 in town. man just a stuffy morning. keep in mind we should be around 64 degrees and 76 we know we'll be into the 90s rapidly. we're measuring the dew points in the atmosphere. with the dew point 68-degree dew point combined together it's feeling like it's into the 80s and feeling like it's 84 right now in d.c.. take a look at the satellite and radar picture again, it's clear overhead but to the west showers and storms over the northern plains. this slides to the east and we will be talking about showers and gusty thunderstorms in the forecast going into tomorrow. so here's your planner 79 degrees to 91 around the lunchtime hour. we're going to hit 100 today i think a lot of areas will hit 100 but the real feel temperature of 105. so some dangerous heat once again. we'll talk more about the forecast and those gusty storms in the mix coming up on friday. no more than ten minutes away from t

we want to go back to meteorologist mike masco for the latest. >> we're getting this just in, it's done to the south. the weather service has put out a new tornado warning. this is part of prince george's county and anne arundel county, northern pg county county and, stream northern anne arundel county, they will throw southeastern howard county into the mix until 7:30. there could be a quick spin. it's moving toward fort meade, elk ridge and millersville. let's go over to maryland's most powerful radar and give you an idea. it's from the 95 corridor from laurel to elk ridge and to the south and east. this is close to the bay. doppler radar showing the potential of re tating winds inside this storm. this radar product, this shows you the winds. we see the green coloring. that's an indication that there is a rotating wind lay loft, whether the rotating winds are high above, touched down to the surface or yet to be seen. it's doppler radar indicated. it's not indicated as a spotter. the radar is indicating twisting of winds. this is the color code, laurel. when you seat bright reds and or

. >> the pictures courtesy of a baltimore tv station unfortunate the meteorologist there mike masco istypo went viral. we've done that here too. >> we have done that here. that's why -- what our producer mentioned it to me i'm like well okay. >> you feel bad for the guy because you're like i've done this there. under the two tomorrow it says two degree guarantee. >> oh they are. >> can you read that? >> yes. two degree. so i guess they -- they guarantee that they'll be right within two degrees and then what if they're wrong? what's the guarantee? >> i'm just saying 775 going to be off by more than two degrees. [ laughter ] >> that's great. do we give any guarantees here at fox 5 tucker? >> we stopped doing that long ago. >> actually that's pretty true. >> let's see -- no it's not. all right, so let's get to your temperatures i can guarantee you this. still going to be warm and humid out there today and really hot and humid just not the blistering heat we had around here yesterday. highs in the low 90s and you can see we're already 85- degrees and not pleasant start to the day. 84 annap

. >>> all right, 8:56 on your thursday morning, good morning, i'm meteorologist mike masco. looks deceiving. we sit at 85 right now and annapolis at 82 and d.c. at 83 and down towards the eastern shore we're into the 80s. it feels like it's 87 already in the inner harbor and we are expecting our heat indices to rise between 110 to perhaps 115 today. and for that reason we have a heat advisory in place until 10:00 tonight. 100 degrees today with the heat and humidity. we're down to only 74 for tonight. seven day forecast shows some gusty thunderstorms developing for tomorrow. 93 degrees. lower humidity for both saturday and sunday. with daytime highs running between 88 to 90-degrees and a nice cooldown as we head into the -- next week with temperatures between 82 to 86. let's get a check on traffic and lauren cook's in the abc2 timesaver traffic center. how we doing lauren? >>> we have some trouble on the harrisburg expressway with a crash southbound at mount carmel road. if you are going to the beltway here's what it looks like at bel air road. things have really improved he