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F2 tornado in Garrett County, Maryland

Tornado June 2, 1998 · Garrett County, Maryland

Rating

10.5 mi

Whole path

700 yd

Path width

Injuries

$5.5M

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Garrett County → Allegany County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 700 yards (0.40 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F2 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F2 meant considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted; the scale paired it with winds of 113–157 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

The wider storm

An F2 tornado passed through the town of Finzel in extreme northeast Garrett County. Several buildings were destroyed, including a small house and cinder-block garage. This tornado actually began in extreme eastern Fayette County, PA and was on the ground for 33 miles before ending in in Allegany County, MD.

Began near Finzel (39.7300, -78.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5669116. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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