High Wind in Howard, Maryland

High Wind October 29, 2012 · Howard, Maryland

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

Injuries

$1.7M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gusts of 61-63 mph were measured by spotters and a mesonet. There were scattered trees down and power outages county-wide. There were many roads blocked due to fallen trees.

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 417703. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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