June 12, 2011 Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR BELCAMP MARYLAND... LOCATION...SOUTHEAST HARFORD COUNTY NEAR BELCAMP MARYLAND DATE...JUNE 12 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...4:50 PM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS LENGTH...0.2 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.474N / 76.234W ENDING LAT/LON...39.471N / 76.234W * 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... A GROUND SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETERMINED A BRIEF EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE SURROUNDING A HISTORIC PROPERTY NEAR RIVERSIDE PARKWAY AND PULASKI HIGHWAY. NEARLY THREE DOZEN TREES WERE EITHER BLOWN DOWN OR TOPPED ON THIS PROPERTY. MANY OF THE TREES WERE SNAPPED HIGHER UP...50 TO 60 FEET. A RESIDENT OF THE PROPERTY REPORTED A SWIRLING GREY CLOUD OVER THE PROPERTY THAT FELLED TREES AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE PROPERTY. NO DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AND SHED ON THE PROPERTY WAS OBSERVED. TREE DEBRIS CARRIED FROM THE PROPERTY LITTERED THE ADJOINING RAILROAD TRACKS THAT PARALLEL PULASKI HIGHWAY. AN EYEWITNESS OBSERVED LARGE TREE LIMBS BLOWING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS PULASKI HIGHWAY...U.S. ROUTE 40 AS THE TORNADO CROSSED THE HIGHWAY. THE TORNADO LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING PULASKI HIGHWAY AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR LESS THAN ONE MINUTE.