High Wind in Frederick, Maryland

High Wind October 29, 2012 · Frederick, Maryland

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Injury

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts of 58-61 mph were measured at Frederick Airport. A public library in Thurmont may have sustained structural damage due to a fallen tree. Numerous power outages occurred and most of them were north of Frederick along Highway 17.

The wider storm

Hurricane Sandy moved up the Atlantic coast and then turned Northwest and made landfall northeast of MD. Heavy rain and high winds over spread coastal regions and most of Maryland, eastern panhandle of West Virginia and Northern Virginia. Heavy rain caused flooding and river flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 417671. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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