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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
658 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for Calvert (Cecil County) MD Tornado Event Saturday Apr 1 
2023...

Rating: EF1 
Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph 
Path Length: 4.4 miles 
Path Width: 125 yards 
Fatalities: 0 
Injuries: 0

Start Date: Apr 1 2023 
Start Time: 635 PM EDT 
Start Location: 3 NE Rising Sun MD 
Start Lat/Lon: 39.70/-75.99 

End Date: Apr 1 2023 
End Time: 641 PM EDT 
End Location: 2 SW Providence MD 
End Lat/Lon: 39.68/-75.91 

A severe thunderstorm produced an EF1 tornado just east of Rising 
Sun, MD in Cecil County Saturday evening April 1 2023 between 
6:35 PM and 6:41 PM EDT. The severe thunderstorm formed as a 
result of a multi-cell cluster of thunderstorms that formed ahead 
of a cold front passage late Saturday afternoon. As the cell moved
east of Rising Sun, it began to show signs of rotation. 

The tornado touched down near the village of Calvert, just east 
of Chandlee Road and its intersection with Telegraph Road/MD-273 
where three wooden power poles were snapped. The tornado continued
to move east along Telegraph Road and caused uprooted and snapped
hardwood and softwood trees near Rosebank United Methodist 
Church. The tornado then moved to the southeast and resulted in 
extensive tree and minor structural damage in the vicinity of 
Calvert Regional Park, Cecil Arena, and Rising Sun High School. 
Over 100 trees were damaged in this area with numerous softwood 
and hardwood trees being uprooted and snapped. The area was 
littered with small tree debris. Damage to fencing was observed 
along with shingles being removed, soffit, fascia, and siding 
damaged, and other minor structural damage to homes and 
businesses. At the Calvert Regional Park, portable toilets were 
broken into several smalled parts and moved more than 300 yards 
into fields to the north of the storm's track. Also off North East
Road, a wooden power pole was snapped along with several trees 
downed and a sign blown off the Cecil Arena. The tornado moved 
further east toward Dr. Miller Road where a small barn collapsed 
and was moved approximately 50 yards into a field as a result. 
Additional softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped 
along Blue Ball Road with two sheds being moved approximately 100 
yards into a field. As the tornado moved to the northeast and 
began to occlude, additional hardwood and softwood trees were 
uprooted and snapped between Blue Ball Road and Telegraph Road.

The Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar in 
Pennsauken Township, NJ depicted a tight velocity couplet that 
corresponded to the path of the damage described above.

Additional scattered tree damage in northern Cecil County, MD was
determined to be caused by straight-line winds.

The Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office in Sterling, VA 
thanks the Cecil County Department of Emergency Services for their 
assistance in this survey, along with the residents of Cecil County, 
MD that were witnesses to verifying the timing of damage associated with
this tornado event.

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



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