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Thunderstorm Wind in Allegany County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2025 · Allegany County, Maryland

75 mph
Estimated gust (65 kt)
4
Injuries
$500K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Midlothian (39.6352, -78.9455).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1235628. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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