On Wednesday, June 5, seven tornadoes were confirmed by the National Weather Service to have made landfall in various areas of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Severe thunderstorms that developed along a warm front caused the tornadoes. They injured multiple people and caused considerable damage.
With peak winds of 105 mph, the most powerful tornado was classified as an EF-1. Between 7:14 and 7:42 p.m., it moved 12 miles from Poolesville to Gaithersburg, Maryland, causing significant structure and tree damage as well as five injuries.
Another EF-1 tornado made landfall in Southern Baltimore County, Maryland, with speeds as high as 105 mph. Between 7:45 and 7:52 p.m., it carved a 2.4-mile course between Arbutus and Halethorpe, damaging trees and hitting buildings. There were no recorded fatalities or injuries.
Between 6:42 and 6:43 p.m. in Leesburg, Virginia, an EF-1 tornado with peak speeds of 95 mph damaged trees and some structural damage over a 1-mile course. No fatalities or injuries were reported.
Between 8:31 and 8:33 p.m., Columbia, Maryland had an EF-1 tornado with peak speeds of 95 mph that traveled 1 mile, damaging trees and cars, especially in the Long Reach village area. There were no fatalities or injuries.
Between 7:54 and 7:56 p.m., an EF-1 tornado with peak speeds of 105 mph struck Middle River, Maryland, and traveled 0.2 miles. No injuries or fatalities were reported, although it damaged trees and mobile homes in the Williams Estates neighborhood.
The National Weather Service stated that between 7:59 and 8:13 p.m., an EF-0 tornado with peak speeds of 85 mph produced tree damage and some structural damage over a 4.4-mile course northwest of Eldersburg, Maryland. There were no reported deaths or injuries.
Between 4:04 and 4:08 p.m., an EF-0 tornado with peak speeds of 75 mph made landfall south of Inwood, West Virginia, damaging trees and shingles along a 0.85-mile course. There were no casualties or fatalities as a result of that tornado.
Every tornado listed in the NWS damage report caused a great deal of disturbance in the areas they touched, with central Montgomery County, Maryland, seeing the worst effects.
There may be more tornado confirmations in the coming days as information is still being gathered.
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