Tornado Confirmed EF-1 In Baltimore Co June 3 Had 95 mph Winds

The storms on June 3 left a trail of destruction across central Maryland. Numerous reports included flash flooding, large hail. And wind damage to trees and power lines.

The cluster of damage in the town of Jacksonville in Baltimore County, MD caught the attention fo the National Weather Service. They sent out a survey crew and determined there was an EF-1 Tornado with winds up to 95 mph. The storm was on the ground for 2 miles.

Report from NWS

See the detailed account below.

Text Details

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEATHER FORECAST
OFFICE IN STERLING, VA DETERMINED THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO OCCURRED ON
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2021, BETWEEN 451-455 PM EDT IN JACKSONVILLE, MD.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION
OF MERRYMANS MILL RD AND JARRETTSVILLE PIKE, WHERE MINOR TREE DAMAGE
AND SNAPPED TREE TOPS WERE OBSERVED.

THE TORNADO CONTINUED MOVING NORTHEAST PRODUCING MORE SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE AS IT MOVED EAST OF JARRETTSVILLE PIKE TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN END OF OVERSHOT COURT.

THE MOST EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG OVERSHOT COURT WHERE MULTIPLE HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.

ABOUT 100 TREES WERE DAMAGED ON OVERSHOT COURT, WITH MANY UPROOTED TREES FALLING IN A CONVERGENT, CROSSING MANNER AND POINTED TO THE WEST-TO-NORTH...GENERALLY ALONG
AND LEFT OF THE TORNADO TRACK.

AT AT LEAST 20 HARDWOOD TREES RANGING IN DIAMETER BETWEEN 10 AND 20 INCHES WERE SNAPPED OFF ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

SOME OF THE UPROOTED TREES ALSO FELL TOWARDS THE
EAST.

A HOUSE ON OVERSHOT COURT HAD SIDING DAMAGE, LOST A PORTION
OF ITS EAVE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE, HAD A SHUTTER BLOWN
OFF, AND A FLAGPOLE BLOWN DOWN. SIDING FROM THIS HOUSE WAS FOUND 120 YARDS TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE HOUSE.

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS WERE TAKEN FROM SEVERAL RESIDENTS ALONG OVERSHOT
COURT AND ALL RELATED TO A SIMILAR STORY OF RELATIVELY QUIET
CONDITIONS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD AND INCESSANT ROARING SOUND, WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SWIRLING WINDS.

ONE RESIDENT TEXTED THAT THEY ENTERED THEIR BASEMENT WHEN THEY HEARD THE
LOUD ROAR, WITH THE TIMESTAMP OF THAT TEXT BEING 4:57 PM EDT. ALL
RESIDENTS NOTED THE DAMAGE OCCURRED QUICKLY LASTING WELL LESS THAN ONE
MINUTE.

AS THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST, IT CROSSED WOODED AREAS SOUTH OF THE
CARROLL MANOR RECREATION COUNCIL BUILDING ON ROUTE 145, WHERE LIMITED
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG FOX RUN COURT, BUT
AS IT CROSSED THE 14000 BLOCK OF BLENHEIM ROAD, SEVERAL TREES WERE
DAMAGED ALONG WITH SEVERAL UPROOTED AND SEVERAL TOPPED. ONE LARGE
2 FOOT DIAMETER TREE WAS UPROOTED AND FACING WEST, WHILE A TRAMPOLINE
FROM A RESIDENCE WAS BLOWN OVER 200 YARDS TO THE EAST, AND
SEVERAL SOFTWOOD PINE TREES WERE SNAPPED. THE LARGE UPROOTED TREE
DAMAGED A SECTION OF A COVERED PORCH.

THE TORNADO PRODUCED ONLY MINOR TREE DAMAGE AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST,
AND MAY HAVE LIFTED BRIEFLY AS IT CROSS SWEET AIR ROAD JUST WEST OF
MANOR ROAD. AS THE TORNADO CROSSED MANOR ROAD JUST NORTH OF SWEET AIR
ROAD, MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED MAINLY TO A FEW LARGE TREE BRANCHES
DOWN.

FURTHER TO THE NORTHEAST, THE TORNADO PRODUCED TREE DAMAGE TO A
RESIDENCE AT THE END OF CREMSON DRIVE OFF OF MANOR ROAD. A LARGE
HARDWOOD TREE ABOUT 20 INCHES IN DIAMETER WAS TWISTED OFF 10 FEET UP
FROM THE GROUND. A RESIDENT AT THIS LOCATION DESCRIBED HEARING A
LOUD SOUND AKIN TO A FREIGHT TRAIN AND OBSERVED THE TORNADO CAUSE
THE AFOREMENTIONED DAMAGE. THE RESIDENT NOTED HE WAS IN HIS BASEMENT
BECAUSE OF A TORNADO WARNING, WITH THE DAMAGE OCCURRING 5 MINUTES
AFTER HIS PHONE HAD ALERTED HIM TO THE TORNADO WARNING.

NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOCATION ON
CREMSON DRIVE, AND THE TORNADO LIKELY LIFTED BEFORE CROSSING MAPLE
RIDGE COURT.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0.........65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.........86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.........111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.........136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.........166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.........>200 MPH

Another Touchdown?

This same storm crossed over to Harford County, where this video appears to show another developing tornado in Forest Hill. I have been in touch with NWS and they may send another crew out to investigate this as well.

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