Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region Read More >

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC

327 PM EDT TUE JUL 2 2013

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CLINTON IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

MARYLAND...

LOCATION...CLINTON IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MARYLAND

DATE...JULY 1 2013

ESTIMATED TIME...7:33 PM EDT

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0

ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...60 MPH

MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS

PATH LENGTH...2.3 MILES

BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.7045N / 76.9004W

ENDING LAT/LON...38.7365N / 76.8894W

* 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...

AFTER A REVIEW OF RADAR OBSERVATIONS...EYEWITNESS REPORTS AND

VIDEO...AND A GROUND SURVEY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN

BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC HAS CONFIRMED A EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED

DOWN IN THE AREA SOUTH OF CLINTON AND WEST OF BRANDYWINE MARYLAND

IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MARYLAND ON THE EVENING OF MONDAY JULY 1

2013.

PEAK WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 60 MPH...WITH MUCH OF THE

TWO MILE TRACK FALLING BETWEEN 40 TO 60 MPH. THOSE WINDS WERE

ENOUGH TO SNAP LARGE LIMBS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCH DIAMETER...AND

TOP SEVERAL TREES. TOPPING MEANS A TREE WAS TWISTED AND SNAPPED

HIGH UP. THE ONLY NOTED MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS SOME FLASHING

PEELED FROM ONE HOME IN THE CRESTVIEW MANOR DEVELOPMENT OF

EILERSON STREET...AND SOME MINOR VINYL FENCE DAMAGE OFF WHITAKER

PARK DRIVE.

THE ROTATING CLOUD THAT EVENTUALLY PRODUCED THIS TORNADO WAS SEEN

AND DOCUMENTED BY SEVERAL SPOTTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FROM

NORTHERN CHARLES COUNTY...TO WHERE IT TOUCHED DOWN IN SOUTHERN

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT

WEATHER.GOV/WASHINGTON.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES

INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 85 MPH OR LESS.

EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.

EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.

EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.

EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.

EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Tornado Confirmed in Prince Georges County on July 1, 2013