A friend lives over in Kent Island and they got nailed hard. Homes destroyed and everything.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/2...-as-storm-leaves-thousands-without-power.html
Simply watching Doppler radar (green/yellow/red) isn't enough. You don't see rotation unless you're watching the radial velocity mode (usually shown in blue/red or red/green depending on direction of motion). It showed pretty clearly on that radar - a huge hook.I watched this on radar while it happened. Looked more like a straight-line wind event related to a thunderstorm than a tornado.
An old friend of mine lives on the island too. Her home was untouched but has no power. However, her weekly "go to" produce and flower seller, Farmer John's, was completely wiped off the map.
Simply watching Doppler radar (green/yellow/red) isn't enough. You don't see rotation unless you're watching the radial velocity mode (usually shown in blue/red or red/green depending on direction of motion). It showed pretty clearly on that radar - a huge hook.
That is really sad. Tornadoes in MD are rare.
They are not all that rare, about 10 NWS recorded events pear year. Considering how small of a state we are compared to places out west, we are probably up there on a per square mile basis.
An F4 leveled parts of Frostburg and Eckhard Mines 1998. A F4 leveled parts of La Plata in 1926 and a second time in 2002. Heck there was an EF1 in La Plata on Feb 25th of this year.
They are not all that rare, about 10 NWS recorded events pear year. Considering how small of a state we are compared to places out west, we are probably up there on a per square mile basis.
An F4 leveled parts of Frostburg and Eckhard Mines 1998. A F4 leveled parts of La Plata in 1926 and a second time in 2002. Heck there was an EF1 in La Plata on Feb 25th of this year.