UPDATE 7:40 AM Wednesday: Berk posted his statement. I've been on TV in Baltimore for 14 (5 at WBAL), so I wanted to do this the right way." Here's a link to his Facebook page. Here's part of what he said: "I have been preparing a statement (rather long send off) that I will post tomorrow morning on my Facebook page. He says he feels he owes it to his Facebook community to handle it in this manner. UPDATE 9:15 PM Tuesday: Berk reponded to an email request for an interview aimed at ascertaining the facts of his departure by saying that he planned to post an explanation on his Facebook page Wednesday and would be happy to talk after that. "We've had a massive amount of people asking us to look at their tapes, and we will be filling the job," Hooper said. But Hooper says the station will begin looking for a full-time replacement right away. Anyone linking his leaving to the bet is just wrong." For now, part-time weathercaster Lynnette Charles will fill in. "It was one of those media bets - you know, 'I'll send you crab cakes if you win, and you'll send me barbecue if you lose,'" Hooper said. I won't be in on Monday, so hang on here for more." Berk's departure from WMAR "had nothing to do with that bet," Hooper told the Sun. "About that bet w/ Texas weatherman," Berk wrote on Facebook, "there is more to the story. Terms of the bet dictated the loser had to wear the opposing team's jersey on the air. Here's what TVSpy, for example, wrote in reporting the move Tuesday: On Friday, Berk made a bet with Gene Norman, the chief meteorologist at KHOU in Houston, on the outcome of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans playoff game. In the online world of media rumor, that bet has been linked to Berk's departure. On his Facebook page, Berk mentioned a bet he had with a weathercaster in Houston that involved the loser wearing the other team's jersey on air. Before that, he spent five years at WBAL-TV. So, we decided to go in a different direction." Berk had been with Baltimore's Scripps-owned ABC affiliate since 2003. "We have been going back and forth for months on terms of a contract, and the two sides just couldn't come together. "Friday was Justin's last day," Hooper said in a telephone insterview with the Sun Tuesday. Weatherman Justin Berk is no longer with Baltimore's WMAR-TV, according to Bill Hooper, the station's general manager. UPDATES Wednesday morning With Berk comments at end. Wednesday with more comments from Berk on reaction to his departure. That pocket of cooler air this weekend will likely help morning sun build afternoon clouds… We should remain dry into the middle of next week.UPDATES AGAIN 6:10 p.m. This is why I believe the Severe Risk will be expanded to more of central Maryland… It will feel stick around Baltimore- to the west and north. It’s one we need to consider seriously as it would introduce a higher chance for severe storms later.Ĭooler air will hold over Delmarva… But metro areas in between will feel sticky. The suggestion for 100✯ is an abrupt uptick. The fringe of that Heat Dome will try to reach western Maryland and northern Virginia. Here we can see the development of storms ‘close’ to the forecast simulation I showed last night. This is for ‘potential’ over about a 6 hour period.Ī Warning will be issued when there is a storm occurring to track. The timing and how hot we get will determine how far south into Maryland these storms may reach tonight.Īny severe storm can produce: Large Hail, Damaging Wind, Isolated Tornado, and Flash FloodingĪ Watch may be issued for the region. We will track a line of storms from the Great Lakes into Central Pennsylvania. Round 2 with Severe Potential: Expected This Evening and Tonight We still have storms to track this morning. This will not only make it very sticky and uncomfortable for some, but add to the fuel for severe weather later.įather’s Day Weekend is still looking pleasant. The latest information I see on the high resolution guidance brings in the high heat to our western counties. The morning round of storms are still with us through noon.
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