(Mt.Holly, NJ) - The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has confirmed a tornado near Stevensville in Queen Anne's County Maryland on
July/24,2017.
A waterspout developed over the Chesapeake Bay between Annapolis
and Stevensville, Maryland just south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
as estimated by radar velocity from the Baltimore-Washington
Airport Terminal Doppler Weather Radar. The waterspout moved
ashore at 129 AM in the Bay City Area of Kent Island and then traveled northeast toward Stevensville, Maryland where it lifted at 133 AM after being on the ground for about 2 miles.
Maximum winds were estimated at 125 mph which makes this an EF2 tornado. Several wood framed townhomes had the upper floors entirely lifted off along with the roof; several other homes had either roofs lifted off and tossed or received other damage. One business was destroyed. There was one injury to a person who was punctured by debris. In addition, there were trees and power lines down and some gas leaks were reported along with a structure fire to a home.