NWS confirms two tornadoes in Garrett County Maryland from Saturday evening 05/11/2024

The first map shows another tornado already confirmed by NWS Pittsburgh in PA/WV from the same parent thunderstorm. That tornado is not referenced in the NWS Baltimore/Washington report below.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1122 AM EDT Tue May 14 2024

...NWS Damage Assessment confirms two tornadoes in Garrett County
Maryland Saturday evening 05/11/2024...

.Overview...A supercell thunderstorm moving along a warm front
spawned two tornadoes over Garrett County MD Saturday evening. In
addition to the tornadoes, scattered straight-line wind damage was
noted from Friendsville in northwestern Garrett County, southeast
to Westernport in southwestern Allegany County Maryland.

.Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.08 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 11 2024
Start Time:             7:55 PM EDT
Start Location:         Asher Glade, Garrett County MD
Start Lat/Lon:          39.7075 / -79.4735

End Date:               May 11 2024
End Time:               7:59 PM EDT
End Location:           Asher Glade, Garrett County MD
End Lat/Lon:            39.6906 / -79.4204

Survey Summary: Data from ground surveys in coordination with
Garrett County Department of Emergency Management and the National
Weather Service in Sterling VA, as well as radar data from the
WSR-88D in Pittsburgh PA and Sterling VA confirmed that a tornado of
EF-1 intensity occurred in Asher Glade shortly before 8 PM on
Saturday, May 11.

The first damage was noted just east of the West Virginia state
line at approximately 7:55 PM near the intersection of Glade Road
and Squire Fike Road. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted in
a relatively narrow path (about 75 yards wide) in a convergent
manner, indicating that the counter-clockwise rotation of the
tornado was on the ground.

The tornado continued on a path east-southeast across MD-42
Friendsville Road to just east of the intersection of Buffalo
Run Road and Myers Road. In this area, dozens of trees were also
snapped and uprooted in a convergent manner. Radar data indicated
rotation as well as a tornadic debris signature along this path.

This first tornado lifted with no additional tornadic damage (and no
tornado debris signature on radar) noted for several more minutes to
the east-southeast of this location, until a second tornado developed
near Friendsville and Accident.

The National Weather Service would like to extend appreciation to
Garrett County Department of Emergency Management for their
assistance in conducting these surveys.

.Tornado #2...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.09 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May 11 2024
Start Time:             8:09 PM EDT
Start Location:         Friendsville, Garrett County MD
Start Lat/Lon:          39.6647 / -79.3547

End Date:               May 11 2024
End Time:               8:18 PM EDT
End Location:           Accident, Garrett County MD
End Lat/Lon:            39.6370 / -79.3086

Survey Summary: Data from ground surveys in coordination with
Garrett County Department of Emergency Management and the National
Weather Service in Sterling VA, as well as radar data from the
WSR-88D in Pittsburgh PA and Sterling VA confirmed that a tornado of
EF-1 intensity occurred between Friendsville and Accident shortly
after 8 PM on Saturday, May 11.

The first damage was noted near the south end of Bearfoot Road, and
then southeast along Bear Creek Road. Hundreds of healthy softwood
and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted in the 3500 and 3600
blocks of Bear Creek Road, with several trees falling on or very
close to a couple of houses and trailers. At least one tree fell
onto a vehicle. Several homes had minor shingle and siding damage
from the force of the wind independent from falling trees. One home 
had a garage door bowed out 8 inches from the force of the wind.

The tornado lifted briefly after passing Everly Road, then touched
down again for a moment as it crossed Pud Miller Road east of
US-219 Garrett Highway. In this area, dozens of trees were also
snapped and uprooted in a convergent manner. Radar data indicated
rotation as well as a tornadic debris signature along this path.

Several scattered instances of wind damage were noted to the
southeast of this location, but the damage was less concentrated
and unidirectional with trees falling in the direction of the
parent storm motion. Also, the tornadic debris signature on
radar ceased once the storm approached and moved through Bittinger,
Fairview, and Westernport.

The National Weather Service would like to extend appreciation to
Garrett County Department of Emergency Management for their
assistance in conducting these surveys.

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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

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