June 12, 2011 Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorms from the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Tonight; The Heat Continues in the Southern and Eastern U.S.

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few strong tornadoes are likely from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic tonight. Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is outlooked for the Midwest. A widespread heat wave will peak in the South and East on Friday, with many temperature records expected to be broken. Read More >

...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR STREET MARYLAND... LOCATION...NORTH CENTRAL HARFORD COUNTY NEAR STREET MARYLAND DATE...JUNE 12 2011 ESTIMATED TIME...4:07 PM TO 4:10 PM EDT MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0 MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...70 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...75 YARDS LENGTH...1.7 MILES BEGINNING LAT/LON...39.674N / 76.375W ENDING LAT/LON...39.649N / 76.378W * 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 DETERMINED AN EF-0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH PRODUCED TREE DAMAGE ALONG A 1.7 MILE LONG PATH. INITIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED JUST NORTH OF STREET ALONG STREET ROAD...AND CONTINUED SOUTH PRODUCING SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE ALONG MILLERS ROAD. TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED IN SPOTS ALONG THE PATH. NO DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES WAS OBSERVED. THE TORNADO LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING MILLERS ROAD JUST EAST OF GRIER NURSERY ROAD AND WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE LASTED FOR ABOUT THREE MINUTES.