Sep. 30, 2010 - EF-0 East of Pasadena, MD

000NOUS41 KLWX 012159PNSLWXDCZ001-MDZ003>007-009>011-013-014-016>018-501-502-VAZ021-025>031-036>040-042-050>057-501-502-WVZ050>055-501>504-021000-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-WASHINGTON-FREDERICK MD-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-HARFORD-MONTGOMERY-HOWARD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-HIGHLAND-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK VA-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-NELSON-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-LOUDOUN-ORANGE-CULPEPER-PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-HAMPSHIRE-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-PENDLETON-HARDY-WESTERN GRANT-EASTERN GRANT-WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN MINERAL-PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC559 PM EDT FRI OCT 1 2010...TORNADO CONFIRMED EAST OF PASADENA MARYLAND...LOCATION...2 MILES EAST OF LAKE SHORE IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MARYLANDDATE...SEPTEMBER 30 2010ESTIMATED TIME...9:46 AM TO 9:49 AMMAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPHMAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...200 YARDSPATH LENGTH...1 MILEBEGINNING LAT/LON...39.1007N/76.4474WENDING LAT/LON...39.1134N/76.4492W* 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...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A STORM SURVEY OF DAMAGETHAT OCCURRED TO NORTHEAST ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY JUST NORTH OFGIBSON ISLAND AND EAST OF LAKE SHORE IN THE COMMUNITY OF MILBURN.AFTER INSPECTING THE DAMAGE ON THE GROUND...SPEAKING WITH SEVERALMILBURN RESIDENTS...SIFTING THROUGH NWS AND FAA RADAR DATA...ANDLOOKING THROUGH LOCAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS...IT WAS DETERMINEDTHAT A EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM ESTIMATED WINDS OF 80 MPH MOVEDTHROUGH THE AREA...AND PASSED WITHIN A HALF MILE OF A SCHOOLCOMPLEX THAT INCLUDES CHESAPEAKE HIGH... CHESAPEAKE BAY MIDDLE...AND BODKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.AT 9:46 AM ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH AN EF-0 TORNADO FORMED OVERCORNFIELD CREEK AND KNOCKED A SAILBOAT ON ITS SIDE. THE TORNADOMOVED ACROSS THE CREEK AND INTO THE COMMUNITY OF MILBURN ON THESOUTHEAST SIDE OF MILBURN CIRCLE. SEVERAL TREES AND LARGEBRANCHES WERE SNAPPED DOWN AND UPROOTED...MAINLY FROM SOUTHEAST TONORTHWEST. THERE WERE A FEW SMALLER BRANCHES THAT INDICATED A MUCHWEAKER WIND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A BOAT HOUSE SUSTAINED SOMESHINGLE DAMAGE ON ITS LEADING EDGE. A PIECE OF POOL FURNITUREIMPACTED A DECORATIVE STONE WALL AND TOPPLED IT.THE TORNADO MAXIMIZED ITS STRENGTH WITH WINDS ESTIMATED TO BE 80MPH AS IT WENT ACROSS THE CIRCLE AND OVER HOUSES 49 THROUGH 55 ONMILBURN CIRCLE. IN THAT AREA ABOUT TEN LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTEDOR SNAPPED OFF...SEVERAL OF THEM MAPLE TREES. A TREE FELL ON ATRUCK. ANOTHER TREE CRUSHED A WORK SHED AND FELL INTO A POOL. AFEW HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR SIDING AND SHINGLE DAMAGE. POWER WASKNOCKED OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. NEARLY ALL OF THE DAMAGE IN THISAREA WAS FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST.THE TORNADO LIFTED AND WEAKENED AS IT WENT INTO THE WOODS ON THENORTH SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY BEHIND THE MILBURN CIRCLE AREA.HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO TOUCHDOWN OCCASIONALLY AS IT PROCEEDEDALMOST DUE NORTH. AFTER CROSSING A LARGE FIELD BEHIND THEFOREST...THE TORNADO SNAPPED DOWN 4 TREES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OFMOUNTAIN ROAD AND SNAPPED A LARGE BRANCH OFF A TREE ON THE NORTHSIDE. THE TORNADO LIFTED FOR THE FINAL TIME AFTER SNAPPING SEVERALLARGE BRANCHES OFF A TREE AT 8321 DOCK ROAD AT 9:49 AM.MOST RESIDENTS SPOKEN WITH NOTED THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE TORNADOWARNING THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA OR THROUGH NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS WHORELAYED THE WARNING. RESIDENT REPORTS INDICATED THE WINDS CAME UPQUICKLY DURING A LESSENING OF THE RAINFALL. FIRST FROM SOUTHEASTTO NORTHWEST... THEN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ANOTHER SAW WHATLOOKED LIKE A WATERSPOUT COMING OFF THE CREEK INTO THE COMMUNITY.THE COMMUNITY WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT OTHER THAN THE TRUCK AND THESHED...ALL OF THE LARGE TREES FELL TO THE GROUND AND NOT ON THEHOMES THEY SURROUNDED.$$

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