Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind April 19, 2025 · Washington County, Maryland

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees blew down on MD-144 Western Pike near Locher Road, and on westbound I-70/US-40 Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway at Exit 1A/I-68 National Freeway.

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 Hancock (39.6985, -78.2019).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1235630. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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