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Thunderstorm Wind in Kent County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Kent County, Maryland

58 mph
Estimated gust (50 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous reports of trees and powerlines down across all of Kent County, including near Chestertown. Time estimated from radar.

The wider storm

With a strong wind field aloft already in place, showers and thunderstorms developed and formed into a line that moved through the Eastern Shore of Maryland. This convective line brought damaging wind gusts and a tornado to the Eastern Shore.

Began near Chestertown (39.2100, -76.0700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323621. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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