April 27-28, 2011 Severe Weather

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN LUSBY MD...

LOCATION...LUSBY IN CALVERT COUNTY MD
DATE...APRIL 28 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...11:41 AM TO 11:43 PM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
LENGTH...1.8 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.366N / 76.465W
ENDING LAT/LON...38.380N / 76.439W
* 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 BRIEFLY FROM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HILLTOP ROAD AND
COSTER ROAD TO THE INTERSECTION OF SOLOMONS ISLAND ROAD AND
SWEETWATER ROAD. SIX INSTANCES OF DAMAGE WERE NOTED ALONG THE
PATH...INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY A DOZEN TREES THAT WERE UPROOTED...
ALONG WITH LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED.