delmarva tornadoes

The NWS in Mt. Holly concluded their storm survey from the August 20th severe weather, and determined there were four tornadoes from Maryland into Delaware. The Dover tornado being the strongest.

DELMARVA - The NWS in Mt. Holly has concluded their storm survey from August 20th, and determined four tornadoes struck portions of Delmarva.

There were three EF-1 tornadoes, and one EF-0. The Dover tornado was the strongest of the four.

Dover experienced an EF-1 tornado that packed maximum winds of 100 to 110 mph. It had a path length of 3.2 miles and a path width of 100 yards. There were no injuries or fatalities.

Barclay, Maryland saw an EF-1 tornado that packed winds of 95- 105 mph. It had a path length of .5 miles and path width of 65 yards. There were no injuries or fatalities.

The Marydel, DE tornado was an EF-1, with maximum winds of 90-100 mph. It had a path length 1.33 miles and a path width of  60 yards. There were no injuries or fatalities.

The Hazlettville, DE tornado was an EF-0, with estimated peak winds of 70-80 mph. It had a path length of .6 miles and a path width of 100 yards.

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Meteorologist

Meteorologist Bob Trihy joined CoastTV in 2023. He grew up in Great River on Long Island, N.Y. Bob is used to tracking storms up and down the east coast. He witnessed some big storms, like the blizzard of 1978, as well as some tropical systems.

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