Thunderstorm Wind — Carroll, Maryland

2025-11-05 · near Watersville, Carroll, Maryland

Event narrative

A wind gust of 50 knots (58 MPH) was measured by a trained spotter's personal weather station near Mount Airy.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front pushed through the Mid-Atlantic during the late evening hours. Despite only shallow convection with light showers along the front, very strong winds from aloft were able to mix to the surface resulting in scattered damaging winds across northern Maryland and into a small part of the eastern West Virginia panhandle.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.