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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 westbound I-70 Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway prior to Exit 12/MD-56 Big Pool Road.

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 Big Pool (39.6258, -78.0126).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1235632. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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