A Tornado In Maryland Among Numerous Storm Reports On April 22

Update Sunday April 23, 2023

The eruption of severe weather on Saturday lived up to expectations across The Mid Atlantic. This included a tornado in Maryland, wind damage, and much needed rainfall over 1 inch in many (but not all) areas.

Below is a look at the Tornado Report, Doppler Radar Recap, Storm Report Map, and Wind Damage Reports Across Maryland and Pennsylvania, with one fatality.

Storm Clouds

This shelf cloud was seen from The World Trade Center at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. It was captured by Jim Schuyler and highlighted the leading edge of the severe storm line.

EF-0 Tornado In Poolesville, MD

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado was briefly on the ground in western Montgomery County, MD.

• Location: Dowden Circle near Stevens Park
• Time: ONE MINUTE From 1:58 PM to 1:59 PM
• Rating: EF-0
• Wind Speed: 75 mph
• Multiple backyards with Trees Down
• Length: 100 Yards
• Width: 25 yards

Doppler Radar Recap

At 2 PM Doppler Radar identified this hook echo in Montgomery County, MD.

Doppler Radar Loop

1 PM to 4 PM

The line of storms slowed down and lasted a few hours over metro Baltimore.

Doppler Radar Rainfall Estimate

This helps display the banding of heavier rain along the patch of individual cells moving north along the front.

One band dropped between 1 and 1.5+ inches from Rockville, through Westminster, MD. Over 2 inches in parts of York County, PA.

Another band of 1 inch or more lined up around I-95, Baltimore and east to near Bel Air, MD.

Storm Reports Mostly Wind

Maryland Wind Reports

Pennsylvania Wind Reports

Sadly this turned deadly in Lancaster County where a tree fell on a person.

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