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Scattered thunderstorms Thursday evening in the Baltimore area

The Post-Standard (Syracuse) and WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedStorms will be capable of downpours and gusty winds.
What changedWBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Scattered thunderstorms Thursday evening in the Baltimore area". The Post-Standard (Syracuse) frames it as "Update: Weather alert announced for strong thunderstorms in parts of Upstate NY Thursday...".
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Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 1 bucket

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Still Watching. WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Scattered thunderstorms Thursday evening in the Baltimore area". The Post-Standard (Syracuse) frames it as "Update: Weather alert announced for strong thunderstorms in parts of Upstate NY Thursday...".

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Aug 6, 9:26 PM: The Post-Standard (Syracuse) joined the source map.

Aug 6, 10:44 PM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.

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Scattered thunderstorms Thursday evening in the Baltimore area

Storms will be capable of downpours and gusty winds

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Update: Weather alert announced for strong thunderstorms in parts of Upstate NY Thursday evening

The National Weather Service issued an updated report at 5:31 p.m. on Thursday for strong thunderstorms until 6:15 p.m. for Chenango, Otsego, Broome and Delaware counties.

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