GramaxRefugee Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 This morning they added/updated for Crofton. I didn't notice anything. 60mph? I am not impressed..... PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1213 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS A EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED IN SOUTHEAST CROFTON MARYLAND LAST TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 5 2011... LOCATION...ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROFTON MARYLAND SPANNING EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES AND WESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES DATE...APRIL 5 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...4:55 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS LENGTH...1.3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.968N / 76.716W ENDING LAT/LON...38.977N / 76.694W * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... AFTER A REVIEW OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WEATHER RADARS...AND A GROUND SURVEY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO PRODUCED MINOR TREE DAMAGE NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF SHERWOOD MANOR AND PATUXENT PRESERVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY APRIL 5TH 2011. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH. DAMAGE INCLUDED SEVERAL PINE AND HARDWOOD TREES BLOWN OVER IN THE SHERWOOD MANOR AREA...AND SEVERAL PINE TREES TOPPED 15 FEET UP JUST SOUTH OF THE PATUXENT PRESERVE OFF PATUXENT RIVER ROAD. NO DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES WAS OBSERVED. THE TORNADO WAS PRODUCED FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE STORM WAS MOVING AT NEARLY 60 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Did this storm have a warning on it? If so, just padding the stats. This morning they added/updated for Crofton. I didn't notice anything. 60mph? I am not impressed..... PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC 1213 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS A EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED IN SOUTHEAST CROFTON MARYLAND LAST TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 5 2011... LOCATION...ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROFTON MARYLAND SPANNING EASTERN PRINCE GEORGES AND WESTERN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTIES DATE...APRIL 5 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...4:55 AM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS LENGTH...1.3 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.968N / 76.716W ENDING LAT/LON...38.977N / 76.694W * FATALITIES...NONE * INJURIES...NONE * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... AFTER A REVIEW OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WEATHER RADARS...AND A GROUND SURVEY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO PRODUCED MINOR TREE DAMAGE NEAR THE COMMUNITIES OF SHERWOOD MANOR AND PATUXENT PRESERVE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY APRIL 5TH 2011. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AS AN EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS AROUND 60 MPH. DAMAGE INCLUDED SEVERAL PINE AND HARDWOOD TREES BLOWN OVER IN THE SHERWOOD MANOR AREA...AND SEVERAL PINE TREES TOPPED 15 FEET UP JUST SOUTH OF THE PATUXENT PRESERVE OFF PATUXENT RIVER ROAD. NO DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES WAS OBSERVED. THE TORNADO WAS PRODUCED FROM A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. THE STORM WAS MOVING AT NEARLY 60 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 According to those coordinates, the tornado hit about 250 feet off Crain Highway, less than a mile north of 50/301. Seems to be something that'd have been in the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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