Thunderstorm Wind in Prince George's County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind July 12, 2022 · Prince George's County, Maryland

92 mph

Estimated gust (80 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted in College Park and Berwyn Heights with dozens falling onto homes and crushing vehicles, especially near the University of Maryland where large falling trees caused a two story house to split in half. Greenbelt Park remained closed for several weeks due to fallen trees.

The wider storm

An outbreak of significant severe weather occurred during the afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, July 12th, 2022. An unseasonably strong cold front interacted with a high instability airmass to result in several bowing lines of thunderstorms, which maintained their organization and intensity due to strong atmospheric wind shear. Swaths of widespread damaging winds were observed, much of which was considerable. A couple of tornadoes were also confirmed, along with some significant hail. A wind gust of over 100 MPH was measured in one of the most powerful storms over eastern West Virginia.

Began near Branchville (38.9961, -76.9348).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1034905. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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