April 27-28, 2011 Severe Weather

Rain Providing Some Relief to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the southern U.S. will continue to bring areas of heavy thunderstorms with risks for severe weather and excessive rainfall from Texas to Florida through this weekend. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. 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.