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WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)News report · Oct 15, 2:29 AM
Cooler with showers on Thursday around Baltimore
Even colder temperatures are on the way this weekend
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Cooler with showers on Thursday around Baltimore
WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) and WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened Even colder temperatures are on the way this weekend.
The headline split WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) frames it as "Cooler with showers on Thursday around Baltimore". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Cooler Thursday with a few showers; strong cold front brings showers & 40 mph gusts Friday".
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WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven)News report · Oct 15, 3:21 AM
Cooler and less humid overnight with sunshine and 60s for Thursday!
Thursday looks nice with more seasonable temperatures in the 60s. Rainy and more humid for Friday, followed by a blast of windy and colder weather on Saturday. The first flurries of the sea...
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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Oct 15, 3:19 AM
Impact Weather: Scattered showers Thursday then a big cooldown on the way
Impact weather continues Thursday with more scattered showers
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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Oct 15, 2:02 AM
Cooler Thursday with a few showers; strong cold front brings showers & 40 mph gusts Friday
A strong cold front will bring the showers and strong winds to the Susquehanna Valley late Friday with cooler temperatures over the weekend.
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Oct 15, 2:02 AM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.
Oct 15, 2:29 AM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.
Oct 15, 3:19 AM: WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville) joined the source map.
Oct 15, 3:21 AM: WTNH News8 (Nexstar, New Haven) joined the source map.
Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 4 sources · 1 bucket.