EF0 tornado in Harford County, Maryland

A line of severe thunderstorms produced an EF0 tornado along its leading edge as it passed over Fork, Fallston and western Bel Air Maryland on the mid-afternoon of Saturday April 22nd. The tornado was on the ground intermittently for eight minutes, but it produced a fair amount of tree damage along its nearly 7 mile path. Wind gusts where it caused noted damage were estimated 70 to 75 miles per hour along its path.

It strengthened slightly as it crossed the border into Harford County. There was numerous large branches snapped and downed power lines along Reckord Road as the tornado traveled along it. There were also 4 large trees snapped in the 400 block of Reckord Road.

The tornado continued northeast and produced similar damage to many trees with large branches snapped mainly off the upper parts of trees, with a few falling on homes and vehicles. Affected properties included those along Old Fallston Road, Watervale Road, Waters Avenue, Red Pump Road, Fox Den Road, and Vale Road. About 10 trees and large branches were down in a wooded park near the intersection of Red Pump Road and Vale Road in multiple directions. Two eyewitnesses reported seeing the rotating funnel as it passed. Another reported debris swiftly rotating up off the ground and tops of trees being spun in circles.

The final significant large branch damage noted was about a quarter mile southwest of the intersection of state route 24 and Red Pump Road, along Marywood Drive.

A strong cold front produced a line of thunderstorms that resulted in widely scattered damaging straight-line wind gusts and a couple tornadoes.