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While there is a threat for a shower in spots in Baltimore, on Saturday, it should not be a washout like the day of the Kentucky Derby. The best chance for spotty showers will be during the afternoon and evening hours, so a shower at the time of the Preakness Stakes, which is 6:20 p.m. EDT, is not out of the question. "It will not compare to the Kentucky Derby, where the track was soaking wet and muddy," AccuWeather Expert Senior Meteorologist Brett Anderson said. "Expect a fast track." The high will reach 70 degrees, which is about 5 degrees shy of the normal high in Baltimore. "It will be very comfortable temperature-wise," Anderson said. People enjoying the Infieldfest will not need ...

The Pavlof volcano erupts Thursday, May 16, 2013, as seen from the air from the southwest in Cold Bay, Alaska. (AP Photo/Alaskan Volcano Observatory, Theo Chesley) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows. An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown around the plumes from Pavlof Volcano. Ash would have to rise tens of thousands of feet to threaten larger planes. The eruption began Monday, and a photograph shows lava spraying out from the summit of the volcano, located 625 miles southwest of Anchorage. The Alaska Volcano ...

Severe weather will continue into the weekend across the Plains. Thunderstorms will develop in South Dakota and Nebraska late in the day Friday and will continue into Friday night as an area of low pressure gathers in the Plains. These thunderstorms will be capable of producing torrential downpours, large hail and damaging wind gusts. Heavy downpours from these storms can lead to localized flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas and areas with poor drainage. Tornadoes are not expected with these storms; however, wind gusts up to 65 mph may knock over trees and power lines. The threat of severe weather will expand across the Plains heading into the weekend as the area of low ...

This Oct. 30, 2012, file photo shows an aerial view of damage to the New Jersey shoreline following Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen, File) SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Some 350 homeowners in the central New Jersey towns of Sayreville and South River whose properties have flooded repeatedly will be eligible to sell their homes in the first phase of a new federally funded buyback program, Gov. Chris Christie announced Thursday. Christie returned to the community of Sayreville, which was heavily flooded during Superstorm Sandy, to announce the $300 million buyback. The money will be enough to buy back nearly 1,000 homes in targeted communities along the ...