April 27-28, 2011 Severe Weather

Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A front will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern US. Severe storms are expected in parts of the Great Plains and Ozarks today. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. Read More >

...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.