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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
748 PM EDT Thu Jun 6 2024
...NWS Damage Survey for 06/05/24 Tornado Event...
.Overview...On the afternoon and evening of Wednesday June 5th,
a warm front slowly lifted northeast across the eastern Panhandle
of West Virginia into northern Virginia as well as central and
northeastern Maryland. At the same time, low pressure tracked
along the warm front causing severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to
develop. At this time, the National Weather Service is confirming
seven tornadoes in this report. Information is still being
collected which could result in additional confirmations in the
days ahead.
.Inwood WV Tornado...
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.85 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 65 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 05 2024
Start Time: 4:04 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 SSE Inwood / Berkeley County / WV
Start Lat/Lon: 39.3375 / -78.0330
End Date: June 05 2024
End Time: 4:08 PM EDT
End Location: 1 SE Inwood / Berkeley County / WV
End Lat/Lon: 39.3506 / -78.0298
Staff from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington
Weather Forecast Office conducted a ground survey of storm
damage in Inwood WV that occurred on Wednesday afternoon,
June 5, 2024. NWS Doppler Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed
a rotating severe thunderstorm that developed a tornado. The
tornado touched down south/southeast of Inwood in a field where
tall grass could be seen disturbed in a rotating pattern. The
tornado proceeded to move north across a cow pasture where a line
of trees contained tree damage with large branches broken off.
The tornado then tracked north across the field, where additional
tree damage and shingle damage occurred along Emery Lane. The
tornado continued north towards Lucy Drive where gutter damage
and additional tree damage occurred. The tornado then crossed
Lucy Drive where large tree branched were broken off. It is
believed that the tornado lifted before reaching Middleway Pike
as no further damage was observed past that point.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the citizens of
Inwood for their help and support in conducting this survey, and
providing storm damage reports to the National Weather Service.
.Leesburg VA Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 125 yardsSurvey Summary
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 0Maryland5 2024Survey Summary
Start Time: 6:42 PM EDT
Start Location: 3 N Leesburg / Loudoun County / VA
Start Lat/Lon: 39.1655 / -77.5648
End Date: June 05 2024
End Time: 6:43 PM EDT
End Location: 4 NNE Leesburg / Loudoun County / VA
End Lat/Lon: 39.176Maryland7 / -77.5516
Staff from the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington
Weather Forecast Office conducted a ground survey of storm
damage that occurred north of Leesburg on Wednesday, June 5, 2024.
NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating
severe thunderstorm that developed a tornado. Radar also showed a
tornado damage signature due to lofted debris from the tornado as
it was occurring.
The tornado touched down southwest of Garriland Drive, north of
Leesburg, in a wooded area where broken trees could be seen. The
tornado proceeded North/northeast across Garriland Drive, south of
the intersection of Garriland Drive and Turning Leaf Lane, where
several trees were uprooted in different directions and minor
vinyl damage and window damage could be seen. The tornado then
crossed over Garriland Drive again into a field where tree damage
could be seen in the distance. Garriland Drive turns north at this
point where the tornado crossed it at London Council Lane. Near
London Council Lane, a small tree was uprooted and small branches
had been snapped off. The tornado continued northeast towards
Springrun Lane where a small shelter had the plastic roof ripped
off. Across Springrun Lane, tree damage could be seen going into
the woods, but was not found any furSurvey Summaryther beyond this point.
Survey Summary
The National Weather Service wouldSurvey Summary like to thank the citizens of
Leesburg for their helNorthernp and support in conducting this survey, and
providing storm damage reports to the National Weather Service.
.Central Montgomery County MD Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph
Path Length /statute/: 12.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 125 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 5
Start Date: June 05 2024
Start Time: 7:14 PM EDT
Start Location: Poolesville
Start Lat/Lon: 39.1302/-77.3852
End Date: June 05 2024
End Time: 7:42 PM EDT
End Location: Gaithersburg
End Lat/Lon: 39.1391/-77.1854
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast
Office staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage that
occurred in central Montgomery County MD on the evening of
Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Survey Summary
A mini-supercell thunderstorm formed southeast of the first
tornado that impacted Leesburg, VA, west of Poolesville, MD.
Videos of funnel clouds near John Poole Middle School were
provided by weather spotters. The first damage surveyed was at
Tudor Farm along Whites Ferry Road (MD-107). About 2 dozen pine
trees with trunk diameter exceeding two feet were snapped or
uprooted at this location, laying in various directions. Media
reported collapse of doors to a barn on the property.
From this location, the tornado lifted before dropping again in
the vicinity of the 16000 block of Darnestown Road (MD-28). Here,
about a dozen softwood trees were snapped and uprooted, falling in
differing directions. These downed trees caused the closure of
Darnestown Road for a period of time overnight. The tornado
continued on the ground for about 0.5 miles, where additional
damage was observed along and near WSurvey Summaryhite Ground Road. Here, many
pine trees were snapped, with one pine tree debarked of about half
of its bark on its remaining trunk. The storm proceeded east
across Seneca Creek State Park. Staff at the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commissions (WSSC) Seneca Water Resource Recovery
Facility witnessed the tornado moving west-to-east directly
adjacent to the south of their facility where power lines leading
to the facility were snapped causing the facility to switch to
backup power. After its trek south of the facility, it produced
large broken branches that fell onto Great Seneca Highway
(MD-119), partially blocking the roadway.
The storm continued east and entered the City of Gaithersburg.
The first damage surveyed was along Desellum Avenue north of
Gaithersburg High School. Here, pine trees were snapped, with
large limbs downed. A pair softwood trees, approximately 30 yards
apart, were snapped and fell directly towards each other, evidence
of a tornado. The storm proceeded towards Old Town Gaithersburg,
depositing a large limb on top of St. Martin of Tours Church at
the intersection of South Summit Avenue and South Frederick Avenue
(MD-355). The housing development directly east of the
Gaithersburg City Hall was particularly hard-hit, with seven
houses being condemned from trees and branches falling onto them.
One large oak tree with a trunk of about three feet was uprooted,
and fell into a house on Dogwood Drive, where fMarylandive occupants were
injured and transported to the hospital. Several other trees were
uprooted including one in the 200 block of Rolling Road, along
with numerous large branches downed. One resident interviewed said
they heard the Tornado Warning on their phone about three minutes
before damage occurred near them. Once notified, their family
took action to go to the basement of their home to remain safe.
This was the last area of concentrated damage in Montgomery
County; it should be noted there may have been additional sporadic
damage east of the City of Gaithersburg as the storm continued
its eastern heading towards Columbia, MD, where it produced
additional damage.
The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather
Forecast Office acknowledges the assistance of the Montgomery
County Office of Emergency management and Homeland Security,
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, WSSC
Water, and the City of Gaithersburg in helping conduct and provide
information of this storm survey.
.Columbia MD Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.0 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 05 2024
Start Time: 8:31 PM EDT
Start Location: Columbia
Start Lat/Lon: 39.2150/-76.8220
End Date: June 05 2024
End Time: 8:33 PM EDT
End Location: Columbia
End Lat/Lon: 39.2154/-76.8049
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office
staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage that occurred in the
Long Reach village of Columbia, MD, on the evening of Wednesday,
June 5, 2024.
Damage was reported in Columbia, MD, in Long Reach
village at Phelps Luck Drive, along High Tor Hill, and the 5600
block of Waterloo Road. First report of damage was at Phelps Luck
Drive. A townhouse development near the intersection of High Tor
Hill and Tamar Drive was experienced concentrated tornadic damage.
Here, approximately two dozen trees were snapped or uprooted,
falling in various directions. About a dozen cars parked in the
townhouse community parking lot were damaged by trees or large
limbs falling onto them. Roofing fascia was peeled off of one
townhome. Damage was more intermittent but present heading north
toward the 5600 block of High Tor Hill. Finally, tree damage was
also reported at the 5600 block of Waterloo Road.
The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather
Forecast Office acknowledges the assistance of the Howard County
Office of Emergency Management in helping conduct and provide
information contained within this storm.
.Southern Baltimore County MD Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:105 MPH
Path Length /statute/: 2.4 Miles
Path Width /maximum/: 175 Yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 05 2024
Start Time: 7:45 PM EDT
Start Location: Arbutus / Baltimore County Maryland/ MD
Start Lat/Lon: 39.23 / -76.71
End Date: June 05 2024
End Time: 7:52 PM EDT
End Location: Halethorpe / Baltimore County / MD
End Lat/Lon: 39.25 / -76.67
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office
staff conducted a survey of storm damage that occurred in
southern Baltimore County on Wednesday, June 05, 2024.
NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating
thunderstorm that developed a tornado based on this survey.
Weather spotters and residents reported a tornado touchdown in the
vicinity of the I-95 and I-195 interchange around 7:45 PM EDT.
This was confirmed with ground reports of several large tree
trunks twisted and snapped in the vicinity of Riverchase
Apartments along Selford Road and Deer Run Court. The tornado
continued east northeast along a narrow path toward Friendship
Road and Francis Ave. Multiple trees and wires were down along
this route in a confluent pattern. The most notable was a large
oak tree snapped midway up the trunk. The tree ended up laying in
the north-northeast direction onto two cars and a house nearby. An
additional large oak tree and its root ball were laying 500 feet
nearby closing off Friendship Road.
Beyond this point, the tornado continued east northeast between
Francis Avenue and Ingate Terrace. Additional large trees were
sheared off along with large root balls toppled. Numerous power
and phone lines were down as well with BGE and Verizon crews
assessing and repairing the damage. Similar damage was observed as
the tornado moved east southeast toward Elm and Oakland Road.
Several large trees were snapped midway along Elm Road, Huntsmoor
Rod, Oakland Road, and Ashbourne Road. Wires were down as well
with one power pole twisted at its base at the intersection of
Oakland Road and Elm Rd.
Beyond this point the path widened a bit with two medium spruce
trees down along Oregon Avenue and several large branches along
Carville Avenue. The tornado proceeded to lift and cycle as it
crossed US-1 at I-95 and Potomac Avenue around 7:48pm. The storm
continued 1.4 miles east northeast toward Halethorpe, MD where an
additional touchdown was noted around 7:50 PM EDT. This was
confirmed with several damage reports in the vicinity of the 3600
block of Commerce Drive and Washington Boulevard and Lansdowne
Road. Multiple trees were snapped along a narrow path from the
Home Depot over toward Alside Building Materials and Amazon HQ.
The most notable damage was along Robert A Young Way between
Aldside Products and Amazon HQ. Four heavy overhead doors were
blown out of the distribution warehouse along with pieces of the
awning and roofing material removed from the Alside building.
Several trees were also sheared at the canopy top within this same
area. Additional large trees were taken down behind the LA-
Fitness and Store-it storage facility along Washington Boulevard.
The damage was a bit broader in this area and most likely the end
point to where the tornado finally lifted. Radar indicated the
circulation clearing this point around 7:52 PM EDT.
The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office
would like to thank the Baltimore County Office of Emergency
Management for providing helpful information and assisting in the
survey today.
.Middle River MD Tornado...
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 105 MPH
Path Length /statute/: 0.2 Miles
Path Width /maximum/: 110 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 05 2024
Start Time: 7:54 PM EDT
Start Location: Middle River, MD Wagon Train Road and
Wheelhouse Road
Start Lat/Lon: 39.34 -76.40
End Date: June 05 2024
End Time: 7:56 PM EDT
End Location: Middle River, MD Cowhide Circle
End Lat/Lon: 39.34 -76.40
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office
staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage that occurred in
southeast Baltimore County on Wednesday, June 05, 2024.
NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating
thunderstorm that developed a tornado based on the survey. The
circulation developed just to the south of Essex, MD at 7:43 PM
EDT before racing north and strengthening toward Martin State
Airport around 7:54pm. This is where a notable debris signature
started to show up on radar as the storm pushed north-northeast.
This signature was confirmed with ground reports of multiple
mobile homes damaged in the Williams Estates area as the strongest
winds pushed through. The damage path was fairly narrow and short
lived. Most of the damage included the removal of underpinning
from several single and double wide mobile homes in the Williams
Estates community. This included several mobile homes along Wagon
Train Road and Roundup Road as well as Cowhide CSurvey Summary:ircle. Carports,
sheds, and even a trampoline were tossed around the neighborhood
as well.
Several trees were also snapped and turned in several
different directions along Roundup Road and Cowhide Circle. The
most notable damage was between Dahlia Lane and Roundup Road. This
where the height of the circulation looks to take place right
around 7:55 PM EDT. Within this area there were two double wide
mobile homes with significant damage. One of the mobile homes had
underpinning removed from two sides of the building with the
windows completely blown out and a shed tossed 50 yards in the
opposite direction from its foundation. The resident who owns this
home had roughly 30 seconds of video showing the tornado as it
passed through. He recalled a loud boom which was most likely the
shed being tossed from the foundation to the otherside of the
residence. Pieces of the shed and other debris were impinged into
the side of the mobile home as well. The neighboring double wide
mobile home was also missing a majority of its underpinning along
with several shingles and shingle material off the roof of the
structure. Strapping on both units appeared to bSurvey Summary:e secured with no
other distinct structural damage to be observed.
Beyond this point, the tornado continued toward Roundup Road and
Cowhide Circle where the path widened. Much of the same damage was
noted, but to a lesser extent with underpinning and shingles
removed from several mobile homes in the area. The tornado
continued toward the back of Cowhide Circle where it eventually
lifted. No additional damage was found beyond this point nor any
injuries reported.
The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington
Forecast Office would like to thank the Baltimore County Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Management for providing helpful
information and assisting in the survey today.
.Eldersburg MD Tornado...
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statute/: 4.4 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 05, 2024
Start Time: 7:59 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 NNW of Eldersburg / Carroll County / MD
Start Lat/Lon: 39.4259 / -76.9717
End Date: June 05, 2024
End Time: 8:13 PM EDT
End Location: 1 NE of Gamber / Carroll County / MD
End Lat/Lon: 39.4726 / -76.9151
Survey Summary:
On the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, an EF-0 tornado
touched down 2 miles north-northwest of Eldersburg, Maryland. The
National Weather Service conducted a damage survey and noted an
initial area of tree damage near the intersection of Tanglewood
Drive and Covington Court. A rotational damage signature was
evident as tree damage was pointed in opposite directions.
The tornadic storm continued its track toward the northeast with
additional damage observed along Bartholow Road near Sarah Drive.
This included multiple large trees which were uprooted, one of
which fell onto a house. Further damage was noted up the road just
north of the intersection of BarSurvey Summary:tholow Road and Cherry Tree Lane.
Dozens of trees had large sections and branches snapped off and
topped. Observed tree damage was spread out into multiple
directions.
Several minutes later, the tornado passed over Morgan Run before
causing additional damage to the Lakeland Heights area. A home was
seen with siding and shingle damage near Sun Berry Court and Lake
Forest Court. Multiple large broken tree branches were noted
behind the home. A few trees were damaged along Legacy Drive.
The damage signature to the northeast became more intermittent in
nature as the tornado began to weaken. By 8:13 PM EDT, the final
damage point was noted about 1 mile northeast of Gamber, Maryland.
Along Pin Oak Drive, a mid-sized tree was uprooted with multiple
downed tree branches. Thereafter, the circulation dissipated
while approaching MD State Route 140. No damage was noted along
Route 140. A circulation evident on NWS Doppler weather radar
corroborated this track as well.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the Carroll
County Emergency Management Division for their assistance with
this damage survey.
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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0.........65 to 85 mph
EF1.........86 to 110 mph
EF2.........111 to 135 mph
EF3.........136 to 165 mph
EF4.........166 to 200 mph
EF5.........>200 mph
NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject
to change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
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