EF0 Tornado — Anne Arundel, Maryland

2025-07-31 · near Naval Academy, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Event narrative

A waterspout formed over Spa Creek, passed briefly as an EF0 tornado over the Severn Sailing Association Marina at the northernmost point of Eastport, Maryland, and then proceeded back over the mouth of the Severn River as a waterspout. An individual at the Severn Sailing Association Marina provided a video of a waterspout between Eastport and the U.S. Naval Academy, over Spa Creek. The waterspout moved ashore and over the marina. They documented a few trailered and stored small boats that were blown over by the wind in the parking area. The circulation moved quickly back over water into the mouth of the Severn River where additional social media video showed it as viewed from the Route 450 Bridge. Terminal Doppler Weather Radar TBWI operating nearby in northern Anne Arundel County showed the circulation intensify briefly along this track, moving west to east. It dissipated before reaching land on the other side of the Severn River, and north other damage was reported.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front intersected a hot and very humid airmass resulting in several clusters of severe thunderstorms across the Mid-Atlantic.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1269252. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.