U. Md. professor: Ellicott City effort should go to ‘rapid warning system’ - WTOP Morning Headlines - Wednesday, May 30, 2018

“I think a lot of effort should also be put into a very rapid warning system there — more rain gauges, more stream gauges, a smart prediction system that can give a warning based on minutes, with some type of lead time, at least to get people and cars off the street,” said professor Jeffrey Halverson of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a severe storms meteorologist. His research includes the intensity of hurricanes and also severe storms in the Mid-Atlantic. [Logo](#) MORNING HEADLINES - May 30, 2018 [mobile-img]( [alt text here]( [U. 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