Home / Maryland / Somerset

Thunderstorm Wind in Somerset County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind July 8, 2025 · Somerset County, Maryland

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

Injury

$20K

Damage as recorded

$1K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe winds damaged crops and downed trees near Pocomoke City. An EMS vehicle was almost overturned in high wind and a motorcyclist was blown off the highway, resulting in an injury.

The wider storm

A lee surface trough was situated across the Mid-Atlantic on July 8. Scattered storms developed in the afternoon, persisting into the evening hours. A line of storms entered the Maryland Eastern Shore in the evening, producing a corridor of wind damage.

Began near Costen (38.1000, -75.6400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1287675. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.