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Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding Threat in Montana; Severe Thunderstorms in the Middle Missouri Valley

A low pressure system will bring heavy to excessive rainfall and high winds across Montana this afternoon. Heavy rainfall totals may lead to scattered flash flooding concerns. A line of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms will move into the mid Missouri Valley region this afternoon producing severe winds and isolated large hail with stronger storms. Read More >

Hampstead EF-0

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR HAMPSTEAD MARYLAND...

LOCATION...WESTERN BALTIMORE COUNTY...2 MILES EAST OF HAMPSTEAD
DATE...APRIL 28 2011 
ESTIMATED TIME...8:09 AM TO 8:11 AM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS 
LENGTH...1.1 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.609N / 76.830W 
ENDING LAT/LON...39.614N / 76.810W
* 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...TOGETHER 
WITH RADAR AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-0 TORNADO 
TRACKED FROM NEAR THE CARROLL COUNTY LINE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY ALONG 
MT CARMEL ROAD FOR 1.1 MILES. THE TORNADO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED 
SEVERAL TREES AND DOWNED LARGE BRANCHES. THE STORM TRACKED ACROSS 
MARSHALL MILL ROAD.