Public Information Statement - June 05 2024 Tornado Outbreak (2024)

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Here is a link to the GIS viewer (that the above image is a snapshot of) to look at all of the surveyed damage points with pictures and tracks. Change "Begin Date" at the top right to a date before 6/5/24 and "Submit". https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/

Public Information StatementNational Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC1133 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024...NWS Damage Survey for 06/05/24 Tornado Event Update 3....Update...Based on additional damage reports, aerial drone surveys, andfurther radar analysis, this statement provides further analysisthat include several more tornadoes, along with a change toreflect two tornadoes in Montgomery County instead of one singlelong track tornado..Overview...On the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, a warmfront slowly lifted northeast across the eastern Panhandle ofWest Virginia into northern Virginia as well as central andnortheastern Maryland. At the same time, low pressure trackedalong the warm front causing severe thunderstorms and tornadoes todevelop. At this time, the National Weather Service is confirmingthirteen tornadoes in this report..Montgomery County, Poolesville Tornado Update...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mphPath Length /statute/: 9.1 milesPath Width /maximum/: 150 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 7:01 PM EDTStart Location: Poolesville / Montgomery County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.1206 / -77.4851End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 7:27 PM EDTEnd Location: Seneca Creek State Park / Montgomery County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.1498 / -77.3247National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather ForecastOffice staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage thatoccurred in central Montgomery County MD on the evening ofWednesday, June 5, 2024.A mini-supercell thunderstorm formed southeast of Leesburg, VA,near the Potomac River. Montgomery County Emergency Managementreported multiple trees down just east of the Potomac River alongElmer School Road, River Road, and Edwards Ferry Road. Aneyewitness reported a tornado at a vineyard near West WillardRoad. Numerous trellises were snapped and a shipping containerweighing approximately 9,000 pounds was partially lifted off theground then bounced twice over the course of 100 yards.Significant divots were in the ground, as well as damage totelephone poles from the container being lifted. Damage surveyedwas at Tudor Farm along Whites Ferry Road (MD-107). About 2 dozenpine trees with trunk diameter exceeding two feet were snapped oruprooted at this location, laying in various directions. Mediareported collapse of doors to a barn on the property. From thislocation, additional damage was located in the vicinity of the16000 block of Darnestown Road (MD-28). Here, about a dozensoftwood trees were snapped and uprooted, falling in differingdirections. These downed trees caused the closure of DarnestownRoad for a period of time. The tornado continued on the ground forabout 0.5 miles, where additional damage was observed along andnear White Ground Road. Here, many pine trees were snapped, withone pine tree debarked of about half of its bark on its remainingtrunk.The tornado track shifted northeast where several trees were uprootedaround the Seneca Creek State Park before finally dissipating asit headed northeast. The alterations to the track werecorroborated by further surveying and radar imagery from NWSDoppler Radar in Sterling, Virginia.The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington WeatherForecast Office acknowledges the assistance of the MontgomeryCounty Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security andthe Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Servicesin helping conduct and provide information to this storm survey..Montgomery County, Gaithersburg Tornado Update...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mphPath Length /statute/: 15.2 milesPath Width /maximum/: 150 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 5Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 7:27 PM EDTStart Location: Gaithersburg / Montgomery County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.1355 / -77.2863End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 8:03 PM EDTEnd Location: Ashton / Montgomery County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.1489 / -77.0039The tornado began just east of the Seneca Creek State Park. Staffat the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commissions (WSSC) Seneca WaterResource Recovery Facility witnessed the tornado moving west-to-east directly adjacent to the south of their facility where powerlines leading to the facility were snapped causing the facility toswitch to backup power. After its trek south of the facility, itproduced large broken branches that fell onto Great Seneca Highway(MD-119), partially blocking the roadway.The storm continued east and entered the City of Gaithersburg.The first damage surveyed was along Desellum Avenue north ofGaithersburg High School. Here, pine trees were snapped, withlarge limbs downed. A pair softwood trees, approximately 30 yardsapart, were snapped and fell directly towards each other, evidenceof a tornado. The storm proceeded towards Old Town Gaithersburg,depositing a large limb on top of St. Martin of Tours Church atthe intersection of South Summit Avenue and South FrederickAvenue (MD-355). The housing development directly east of theGaithersburg City Hall was particularly hard-hit, with sevenhouses being condemned from trees and branches falling onto them.One large oak tree with a trunk of about three feet was uprooted,and fell into a house on Dogwood Drive, where five occupants wereinjured and transported to the hospital. Several other trees wereuprooted including one in the 200 block of Rolling Road, alongwith numerous large branches downed. One resident interviewedsaid they heard the Tornado Warning on their phone about threeminutes before damage occurred near them. Once notified, their familytook action to go to the basem*nt of their home to remain safe.Video recorded the tornado moving east, north of theIntercounty Connector (ICC/MD-200) near Redland. Additional treedamage was reported by Montgomery County Emergency Managementand trained weather spotters between Redland and Olney. The SandySpring Volunteer Fire Department reported trees down near SandySpring. Additional trees were down just east of Ashton perMontgomery County Emergency Management.This was the last area of concentrated damage in MontgomeryCounty.The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington WeatherForecast Office acknowledges the assistance of the MontgomeryCounty Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security,Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, WSSCWater, and the City of Gaithersburg in helping conduct andprovide information to this storm survey..Eldersburg MD Tornado Update...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mphPath Length /statute/: 4.4 milesPath Width /maximum/: 100 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05, 2024Start Time: 7:59 PM EDTStart Location: 2 NNW of Eldersburg / Carroll County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.4259 / -76.9717End Date: June 05, 2024End Time: 8:11 PM EDTEnd Location: 1 NE of Gamber / Carroll County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.4726 / -76.9151On the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, an EF-1 tornadotouched down 2 miles north-northwest of Eldersburg, Maryland. TheNational Weather Service conducted a damage survey and noted aninitial area of tree damage near the intersection of TanglewoodDrive and Covington Court. A rotational damage signature wasevident as tree damage was pointed in opposite directions.The tornadic storm continued its track toward the northeast withadditional damage observed along Bartholow Road near Sarah Drive.This included multiple large trees which were uprooted, one ofwhich fell onto a house. Further damage was noted up the roadjust north of the intersection of Bartholow Road and CherryTree Lane. Dozens of trees had large sections and branchessnapped off and topped. Observed tree damage was spread outinto multiple directions. Drone footage passed along by a trainedspotter showed hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees that weresnapped near the western shore of Liberty Reservoir, behind CherryTree Lane.Later, the tornado passed over Morgan Run before causingadditional damage to the Lakeland Heights area. A home was seenwith siding and shingle damage and a small section of roofremoved near Sun Berry Court and Lake Forest Court. Multiple largebroken tree branches were noted behind the home. Drone footageshowed hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees snapped in an areaof forest to the northwest of Lake Forest Court. A few trees weredamaged along Legacy Drive.The damage signature to the northeast became more intermittent innature as the tornado began to weaken. By 8:11 PM EDT, the finaldamage point was noted about 1 mile northeast of Gamber MD.Along Pin Oak Drive, a mid-sized tree was uprooted with multipledowned tree branches. Thereafter, the circulation dissipatedwhile approaching MD State Route 140. No damage was noted alongRoute 140. A circulation evident on NWS Doppler weather radarcorroborated this track as well.The National Weather Service would like to thank the CarrollCounty Emergency Management Division and trained spotters fortheir assistance with this damage survey..Carroll County Airport, Maryland Tornado...Rating: EF-0Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mphPath Length /statute/: 0.3 milesPath Width /maximum/: 100 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 7:42 PM EDTStart Location: Carroll County Regional Airport / Carroll County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.61 / -77.00End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 7:43 PM EDTEnd Location: Carroll County Regional Airport / Carroll County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.62 / -77.00Staff from the National Weather Service Baltimore/WashingtonWeather Forecast Office worked with Carroll County EmergencyManagement and trained weather spotters to confirm a tornado nearthe Carroll County Regional Airport occurred on Wednesday evening,June 5, 2024. The tornado touched down around Carroll CountyRegional Airport before moving east-northeast into the Bear Branchneighborhood. This was verified by video taken from a residentwithin the area along with NWS Doppler Radar in Sterling, Virginiathat showed rotation within a thunderstorm. Overall damage wassparse and brief within the tornado aside from a few trees downand minor structural damage to residences in Bear Branch. Itappears that the tornado lifted before reaching Miller Road, as noadditional damage was noted.The National Weather Service would like to thank the CarrollCounty Emergency Management as well citizens of Carroll County andtrained weather spotters in the area for their help and supportin conducting this survey, and providing storm damage reports..Kearneysville WV Tornado...Rating: EF-0Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mphPath Length /statute/: 1.6 milesPath Width /maximum/: 110 yardsFatalities: 0 Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 4:29 PM EDTStart Location: 2 W Kearneysville / Berkeley County / WVStart Lat/Lon: 39.3854 / -77.9261End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 4:34 PM EDTEnd Location: 2 SW Winebrenners Cross / Berkeley County / WVEnd Lat/Lon: 39.4097 / -77.9225National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather ForecastOffice staff conducted a survey of damage associated with a stormthat occurred near the Chapel View neighborhood of Kearneysville,WV, on the afternoon of June 5th, 2024. The initial tree damageseen just to the east of Rustling Leaf Place was minor limbsbroken off as the tornadic circulation started around 4:29 PM.Approximately 150 yards to the north of the initial damage is alarge tree that was uprooted with several large limbs broken onthe property of Mount Zion Baptist Church. The tornado then movedfurther to the north-northeast across several acres of open fieldfarmlands approximately 200 to 300 yards east of Opequon Lane. Videoevidence reveals the tornadic circulation approachingand ultimately crossing Route 9 before dissipating where nofurther damage was observed around 4:34 PM.The National Weather Service would like to thank the BerkeleyCounty Department of Emergency Management for their help andsupport in conducting this survey, and providing storm damagereports to the National Weather Service..Shepherdstown WV Tornado...Rating: EF-0Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mphPath Length /statute/: 1.2 milesPath Width /maximum/: 130 yardsFatalities: 0 Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 4:58 PM EDTStart Location: 2 SW Shepherdstown / Jefferson County / WVStart Lat/Lon: 39.41681 / -77.82930End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 5:02 PM EDTEnd Location: 1 W Shepherdstown / Jefferson County / WVEnd Lat/Lon: 39.433 / -77.819National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather ForecastOffice staff conducted a survey of damage associated with a stormthat began near Morgans Grove Park in Shepherdstown, WV, on theafternoon of June 5th, 2024. The tornado started in the Morgananeighborhood, approximately 200 yards southwest of Morgans GrovePark, leaving leaf litter and small limbs broken. The tornadoprogressed north-northeast near the Town Run Commons adjacent toMorgans Grove Park, uprooting a tree and bringing down severallarge branches on both sides of Kearneysville Pike near MorgansGrove Park. The tornado continued to bring down large limbs alongShepherd Lane as it progressed north-northeastward towards theColonial Hills neighborhood. The tornado brought down a tree alongthe southbound lane of Potomac Farms Drive before moving just offto the north across the road into a lightly wooded area withsmall limbs broken and no further damage observed further north.The National Weather Service would like to thank the residents ofShepherdstown for their assistance in gathering storm reports forthis tornado.Boonsboro Maryland Tornado...Rating: EF-UEstimated Peak Wind: UNK mphPath Length /statute/: 0.5 milesPath Width /maximum/: UNK yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 5:40 PM EDTStart Location: Boonsboro / Washington County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.4956 / -77.6543End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 5:41 PM EDTEnd Location: Boonsboro / Washington County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.4898 / -77.6625Radar data from KLWX WSR-88D radar in Sterling as well as the FAATerminal Doppler Weather Radar for Washington DullesInternational Airport (TIAD), paired with video from a trainedspotter, confirms a tornado touched down for several minutes overopen fields adjacent to King Road near Boonsboro. The tornadolifted and touched down several times per the spotter`s video overseveral minutes while moving slowly north-northeast. The tornadotouchdowns remained over open fields with no visible damage leftin its wake.NWS Sterling would like to thank the trained spotters forreporting this to us..Baltimore City (Canton Neighborhood) Maryland Tornado...Rating: EF-0Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mphPath Length /statute/: 0.4 milesPath Width /maximum/: 90 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 9:01 PM EDTStart Location: Canton / Baltimore City / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.28 / -76.5808End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 9:03 PM EDTEnd Location: Canton / Baltimore City / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.2843 / -76.5751Staff from the National Weather Service Baltimore/WashingtonWeather Forecast Office conducted a ground survey of storm damagein Baltimore, MD that occurred on Wednesday evening, June 5,2024. A tornado touched down around Anchorage Promenade parkbefore moving east-northeast into the Canton neighborhood. Thiswas verified by video taken from a resident within the area.Overall damage was sparse and brief within the tornado whichaligns with what we saw on ground. This included small branchesless than one inch in diameter and small signs that were tossed atthe intersection of Hudson Street and South Luzerne Avenue. Themost notable damage was a large pine tree that was broken abouthalf way up on the tree along Fait Avenue. Several large branchesand trash cans were also tossed at the Hatton Senior Center whichwas the area where the tree and branches were snapped. A tree wasuprooted along Foster Avenue along with an awning that was blownoff. A stop sign was also tilted on its side. NWS DopplerRadar in Sterling, Virginia and the Terminal Doppler WeatherRadar at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport showed a circulation thatcorroborated the tornado reports. It appears that the tornadolifted before reaching the Highlandtown neighborhood as noadditional damage was noted.The National Weather Service would like to thank the citizens ofBaltimore Citys Canton neighborhood for their help and support inconducting this survey, and providing storm damage reports..Southern Baltimore County Maryland Tornado Update...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind:105 mphPath Length /statute/: 3.3 milesPath Width /maximum/: 175 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 8:45 PM EDTStart Location: Arbutus / Baltimore County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.2348 / -76.7063End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 8:57 PM EDTEnd Location: West Baltimore / Baltimore City / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.2576 / -76.6516The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Officestaff conducted a survey of storm damage that occurred in southernBaltimore County on Wednesday, June 05, 2024.NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotatingthunderstorm that developed a tornado based on this survey. Weatherspotters and residents reported a tornado touchdown in the vicinityof the I-95 and I-195 interchange around 8:45 PM EDT. This wasconfirmed with ground reports of several large tree trunks twistedand snapped in the vicinity of Riverchase Apartments along SelfordRoad and Deer Run Court. The tornado continued east northeast alonga narrow path toward Friendship Road and Francis Ave. Multiple treesand wires were down along this route in a confluent pattern. Themost notable was a large oak tree snapped midway up the trunk. Thetree ended up laying in the north-northeast direction onto two carsand a house nearby. An additional large oak tree and its root ballwere laying 500 feet nearby closing off Friendship Road. Beyond thispoint, the tornado continued east northeast between Francis Avenueand Ingate Terrace. Additional large trees were sheared off alongwith large root balls toppled. Numerous power and phone lines weredown as well with BGE and Verizon crews assessing and repairing thedamage. Similar damage was observed as the tornado moved eastsoutheast toward Elm and Oakland Road. Several large trees weresnapped midway along Elm Road, Huntsmoor Road, Oakland Road, andAshbourne Road. Wires were down as well with one power pole twistedat its base at the intersection of Oakland Road and Elm Road.Beyond this point the path widened a bit with two medium sprucetrees down along Oregon Avenue and several large branches alongCarville Avenue. The tornado proceeded to lift and cycle as itcrossed US-1 at I-95 and Potomac Avenue around 8:48 PM EDT. Thestorm continued 1.4 miles east northeast toward Halethorpe, MD wherean additional touchdown was noted around 8:50 PM EDT. This wasconfirmed with several damage reports in the vicinity of the 3600block of Commerce Drive and Washington Boulevard and Lansdowne Road.Multiple trees were snapped along a narrow path from the Home Depotover toward Alside Building Materials and Amazon HQ. The mostnotable damage was along Robert A Young Way between AlsideProducts and Amazon HQ. Four heavy overhead doors were blown outof the distribution warehouse along with pieces of the awning androofing material removed from the Alside building. Several treeswere also sheared at the canopy top within this same area.Additional large trees were taken down behind the LA-Fitness andStore-it storage facility along Washington Boulevard. More treedamage was evident from a distance along a small ridgeline thatextended from the end of Hilltop Avenue to West Patapsco Avenueparallel to the B and O Railroad nearby. The tornado continuedpast this point, twisting and snapping the trunks of severalmedium to large hardwood trees along Nieman Avenue. The mostnotable damage was just before the tornado lifted at OverfloWarehouse LLC. Large pieces of the warehouse roofing material werepeeled back along with pieces of flashing. Radar indicated thecirculation clearing this point and lifting at the back of NiemanAvenue around 8:57 PM EDT.The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Officewould like to thank the Baltimore County Office of Homeland Securityand Emergency Management for providing helpful information andassisting in the survey today..Middle River MD Tornado...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mphPath Length /statute/: 1.0 milesPath Width /maximum/: 110 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 9:27 PM EDTStart Location: Middle River / Baltimore County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.3359 / -76.4156End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 9:30 PM EDTEnd Location: Middle River / Baltimore County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.3423 / -76.4000National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Officestaff conducted a ground survey of storm damage that occurred insoutheast Baltimore County on Wednesday, June 05, 2024.NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotatingthunderstorm that developed a tornado based on the survey. Thecirculation developed just to the south of Essex, MD shortly before9:00 PM EDT before racing northeast and strengthening toward MartinState Airport around 9:27 PM EDT. This is where a notable debrissignature started to show up on radar as the storm pushed north-northeast. This signature was confirmed with ground reports offencing damage near a warehouse across from Martin State Airport,and multiple mobile homes damaged in the Williams Estates area asthe strongest winds pushed through. The damage path was fairlynarrow and short lived. Most of the damage included the removal ofunderpinning from several single and double wide mobile homes in theWilliams Estates community. This included several mobile homes alongWagon Train Road and Roundup Road as well as Cowhide Circle.Carports, sheds, and a trampoline were tossed around theneighborhood as well.Several trees were also snapped and turned in severaldifferent directions along Roundup Road and Cowhide Circle. Themost notable damage was between Dahlia Lane and Roundup Road.This where the height of the circulation looks to take place rightaround 9:28 PM EDT. Within this area there were two double widemobile homes with significant damage. One of the mobile homes hadunderpinning removed from two sides of the building with the windowscompletely blown out and a shed tossed 50 yards in the oppositedirection from its foundation. The resident who owns this home hadroughly 30 seconds of video showing the tornado as it passedthrough. He recalled a loud boom which was most likely the shedbeing tossed from the foundation to the other side of the residence.Pieces of the shed and other debris were impinged into the side ofthe mobile home as well. The neighboring double wide mobile home wasalso missing a majority of its underpinning along with severalshingles and shingle material off the roof of the structure.Strapping on both units appeared to be secured with no otherdistinct structural damage to be observed.Beyond this point, the tornado continued toward Roundup Road andCowhide Circle where the path widened. Much of the same damagewas noted, but to a lesser extent with underpinning and shinglesremoved from several mobile homes in the area. The tornadocontinued toward the back of Cowhide Circle where it eventuallylifted. No additional damage was found beyond this point nor anyinjuries reported.The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Officewould like to thank the Baltimore County Office of HomelandSecurity and Emergency Management for providing helpfulinformation and assisting in the survey..Inwood WV Tornado...Rating: EF-0Estimated Peak Wind: 75 mphPath Length /statute/: 0.9 milesPath Width /maximum/: 65 yardsFatalities: 0 Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 4:04 PM EDTStart Location: 2 SSE Inwood / Berkeley County / WVStart Lat/Lon: 39.3375 / -78.0330End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 4:08 PM EDTEnd Location: 1 SE Inwood / Berkeley County / WVEnd Lat/Lon: 39.3506 / -78.0298Staff from the National Weather Service Baltimore/WashingtonWeather Forecast Office conducted a ground survey of stormdamage in Inwood WV that occurred on Wednesday afternoon,June 5, 2024. NWS Doppler Radar in Sterling, Virginia showeda rotating severe thunderstorm that developed a tornado. Thetornado touched down south/southeast of Inwood in a field wheretall grass could be seen disturbed in a rotating pattern. Thetornado proceeded to move north across a cow pasture where a lineof trees contained tree damage with large branches broken off.The tornado then tracked north across the field, where additionaltree damage and shingle damage occurred along Emery Lane. Thetornado continued north towards Lucy Drive where gutter damageand additional tree damage occurred. The tornado then crossedLucy Drive where large tree branched were broken off. It isbelieved that the tornado lifted before reaching Middleway Pikeas no further damage was observed past that point.The National Weather Service would like to thank the citizens ofInwood for their help and support in conducting this survey, andproviding storm damage reports to the National Weather Service..Leesburg VA Tornado...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mphPath Length /statute/: 1.0 milesPath Width /maximum/: 125 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 6:42 PM EDTStart Location: 3 N Leesburg / Loudoun County / VAStart Lat/Lon: 39.1655 / -77.5648End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 6:43 PM EDTEnd Location: 4 NNE Leesburg / Loudoun County / VAEnd Lat/Lon: 39.1767 / -77.5516Staff from the National Weather Service Baltimore/WashingtonWeather Forecast Office conducted a ground survey of stormdamage that occurred north of Leesburg on Wednesday, June 5,2024.NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotatingsevere thunderstorm that developed a tornado. Radar also showed atornado damage signature due to lofted debris from the tornado asit was occurring.The tornado touched down southwest of Garriland Drive, north ofLeesburg, in a wooded area where broken trees could be seen. Thetornado proceeded North/northeast across Garriland Drive, southof the intersection of Garriland Drive and Turning Leaf Lane,where several trees were uprooted in different directions andminor vinyl damage and window damage could be seen. The tornadothen crossed over Garriland Drive again into a field where treedamage could be seen in the distance. Garriland Drive turns northat this point where the tornado crossed it at London Council Lane.Near London Council Lane, a small tree was uprooted and smallbranches had been snapped off. The tornado continued northeasttowards Springrun Lane where a small shelter had the plastic roofripped off. Across Springrun Lane, tree damage could be seen goinginto the woods, but was not found any further beyond this point.The National Weather Service would like to thank the citizens ofLeesburg for their help and support in conducting this survey,and providing storm damage reports to the National WeatherService..Columbia MD Tornado...Rating: EF-1Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mphPath Length /statute/: 1.0 milesPath Width /maximum/: 75 yardsFatalities: 0Injuries: 0Start Date: June 05 2024Start Time: 8:31 PM EDTStart Location: Columbia / Howard County / MDStart Lat/Lon: 39.2150 / -76.8220End Date: June 05 2024End Time: 8:33 PM EDTEnd Location: Columbia / Howard County / MDEnd Lat/Lon: 39.2154 / -76.8049National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather ForecastOffice staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage thatoccurred in the Long Reach village of Columbia, MD, on theevening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024.Damage was reported in Columbia, MD, in Long Reach village atPhelps Luck Drive, along High Tor Hill, and the 5600 block ofWaterloo Road.First report of damage was at Phelps Luck Drive. A townhousedevelopment near the intersection of High Tor Hill and TamarDrive experienced concentrated tornadic damage. Here, approximatelytwo dozen trees were snapped or uprooted, falling in variousdirections. About a dozen cars parked in the townhouse communityparking lot were damaged by trees or large limbs falling ontothem. Roofing fascia was peeled off of one townhome. Damage wasmore intermittent but present heading north toward the 5600 blockof High Tor Hill. Finally, tree damage was also reported at the5600 block of Waterloo Road.The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington WeatherForecast Office acknowledges the assistance of the Howard CountyOffice of Emergency Management in helping conduct and provideinformation contained within this storm.&&EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into thefollowing categories:EF0.........65 to 85 mphEF1.........86 to 110 mphEF2.........111 to 135 mphEF3.........136 to 165 mphEF4.........166 to 200 mphEF5.........>200 mphNOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary andsubject to change pending final review of the events andpublication in NWS Storm Data.