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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
400 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2020

...EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR FRIZZELLBURG IN CARROLL COUNTY MARYLAND...

Location: Near Frizzellburg in Carroll County, Maryland
Date: Monday, April 13th, 2020
Estimated Time: 1:47 PM to 1:48 PM EDT
Maximum EF-Scale Rating: EF1
Estimated Maximum Wind Speed: 90 MPH
Maximum Path Width: 75 yards
Path Length: 0.4 miles
Beginning Lat/Lon: 39.6087 N / 77.0850 W
Ending Lat/Lon: 39.6103 N / 77.0782 W
* Fatalities: 0
* Injuries: 0

...Summary...
A brief EF1 tornado touched down in the 2000 block of Leeward
Drive between Westminster and Taneytown in rural Carroll County, 
Maryland during the early afternoon hours of Monday, April 13th, 
2020.

A line of severe thunderstorms tracked across northern Maryland  
and southern Pennsylvania roughly between noon and 3:00 PM EDT. 
The tornado developed on the north end of a small surge in the 
line over northwestern Carroll County. Directly under this radar 
signature was a path of concentrated and convergent tree damage 
spanning no wider than 75 yards and less than half a mile in 
length. A resident in the path of the tornado witnessed a funnel 
cloud approaching immediately before the damage occurred.

Damage was first evident on the ground on the property of a residence
on the west side of Leeward Drive (about a quarter to half mile 
south of MD-832 Old Taneytown Road). Many large and healthy 
softwood (pine) trees were snapped, and several small trees were 
pushed over. The trees fell towards each other in a convergent 
manner indicating a rotating vortex in contact with the ground. A 
house on the property sustained substantial damage, particularly 
to the garage -- both bay doors were pushed inwards and the garage
itself was shifted slightly from the foundation. Multiple 
shingles and pieces of the roof were blown off of the home. A 
large recreational vehicle at the residence was pushed over and 
appears to have been lofted briefly (for a few feet) given the 
fact it was sideways and facing the opposite direction from its 
initial position.

The tornado crossed Leeward Drive, toppling several more trees and
causing shingle and siding damage at a second residence. No further
damage was evident by the time the path reached MD-832 Old Taneytown
Road.

The damage to the homes (shingle and siding removal, garage
displacement) and trees (healthy softwood trees snapped) as well 
as the displacement of the large recreational vehicle, coupled 
with the magnitude of velocity and height of debris signatures on 
radar are consistent with a tornado rated EF1 with peak winds of 
about 90 MPH.

The National Weather Service thanks Carroll County's Office of 
Emergency Management and area residents for their reports and 
assistance in confirming this tornado.

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

* The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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