EF1 Tornado — Somerset, Maryland

2022-08-04 · near Rhodes Pt, Somerset, Maryland

Event narrative

A waterspout touched down in the Chesapeake Bay just to the southwest of Smith Island before moving ashore and capsizing several boats longer than 25 feet in Sheep Pen Gut. After crossing Sheep Pen Gut, the tornado crossed Marsh Road just to the northwest of Calvary Church, where power poles were downed. The tornado tracked to the north northeast and reached high-end EF-1 intensity with estimated winds of 110 mph when it arrived at the intersection of Marsh Road and Smith Island Road. The tornado ripped the roof off of Island Time Bed and Breakfast and another block building right after this point. In addition, a mobile home just north of these two buildings was completely destroyed and one resident was injured. Multiple trees were downed in this area as well. The tornado continued to track to the north northeast, crossing Smith Island Road and moving well into the marsh east of Smith Island Road. The tornado weakened some before reaching the north side of the island, but still severely damaged an outbuilding just west of the local post office. It also overturned a golf cart, which fell into Levering Creek. The tornado moved back into the Chesapeake Bay shortly after crossing Levering Creek.

Wider weather episode

Isolated severe thunderstorm in advance of a surface trough produced a tornado across portions of Somerset county in the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1053279. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.