Baltimore Pride, weekend events, forced to alter plans due to strong storms

Strong storms in Maryland on Sunday forced events, including Baltimore Pride, to adjust its schedules. 

A line of strong storms brought heavy downpours, gusty winds, and lightning to portions of Maryland.

Baltimore's Pride Festival ends early

In Baltimore, the Pride Festival adjusted its times to avoid severe weather on Sunday. Instead of ending at 9 p.m., the festival was ordered to conclude at 5 p.m.

Entry to the festival ended at 3:30 p.m., and vendors were told to shut down completely by 4 p.m. 

"With the event being in an open park with a lot of trees, we are taking the precaution to end early," said Joey Henderson, the Director of the Baltimore City Office of Emergency Management.

The festival at Druid Hill Park was packed when CBS News Baltimore arrived, with people eating, drinking, and dancing. Visitors said they were more worried about the heat than the chance of storms.

"It feels good, and I'm honestly still gonna have a good time, rain and all," a festival visitor said.

"I don't wanna get my hair wet," another visitor said. "I got rained on last week, and I couldn't see, so I don't wanna get rained on."

Baltimore City pools close

All of the city park pools closed earlier than normal, at 4 p.m. The Rec. and Parks said it operated only one shift on Sunday.