Thunderstorm Wind — Allegany, Maryland

2025-04-19 · near Midlothian, Allegany, Maryland

Event narrative

Allegany County 911 Call Center took over 100 calls for trees, wires, and poles down across the northern part of the county, particularly in Midlothian, Mount Savage, Barrelville, Corriganville, Little Orleans and Bellegrove. Four people were injured by a falling tree. Roof damage was reported to homes in Frostburg, and shingle damage was reported in Cumberland. Spotters across the county reported it was the worst wind they had seen from a thunderstorm since the derecho in 2012, with multiple trees and large tree limbs down on spotters' properties.

Wider weather episode

A small but intense bowing mesoscale convective system (MCS) tracked rapidly across northern Maryland during the evening hours, producing widespread and significant straight-line wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235628. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.