F2 tornado in Talbot and Caroline County, Maryland

A strong (F2) tornado touched down along the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay just south of Cordova in the Kittys Corner area at 1430 EST. The tornado destroyed two homes and damaged about ten other structures, mostly in the Cordova area. In the Cordova area the tornado destroyed two chicken houses at the Dunmore Heath Farms and killed about 40,000 birds. The tornado blew a house 30 feet from its foundation. A two-story barn was twisted and destroyed. The roof of another barn was carried one mile and landed near the Fairview Church of the Brethren. The tornado tossed a car 30 feet and twisted trees and telephone poles along Chapel Road. The tornado proceeded through an unpopulated area of eastern Talbot and Southwest Caroline County. It crossed into Caroline County about four miles south of Hillsboro along the Tuckahoe Creek. The tornado lifted in Martinak State Park, just south of Denton. Before lifting, it snapped and twisted more than 100 trees in the park. Several persons within the park avoided injury by clinging to trees or hiding in phone booths. About 1,800 homes lost power in the two counties. No serious injuries were reported.