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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
658 PM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/28/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
MOVED THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, JULY 28TH,
2026. CHANGING WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WITH HEIGHT, ENHANCED BY
A LOCALIZED BAY BREEZE ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY'S WESTERN SHORE,
CAUSED THE STORMS TO ROTATE, WHICH RESULTED IN AT LEAST THREE
TORNADOES IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND.
AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED, ADDITIONAL
SURVEYS OR STATEMENTS MAY BE ISSUED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TORNADO #1: RIVIERA BEACH TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.1 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 90 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUL 28, 2026
START TIME: 6:04 PM EDT
START LOCATION: RIVIERA BEACH / ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY / MD
START LAT/LON: 39.1736 / -76.5256
END DATE: JUL 28, 2026
END TIME: 6:08 PM EDT
END LOCATION: SUNSET BEACH / ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY / MD
END LAT/LON: 39.1584 / -76.5225
SURVEY SUMMARY:
WHAT LIKELY BEGAN AS A WATERSPOUT MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OVER THE TIDAL PATAPSCO RIVER MOVED ONSHORE ALONG COX
CREEK IN THE RIVIERA BEACH AREA OF NORTHEASTERN ANNE ARUNDEL
COUNTY. A GRILL WAS FLIPPED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR
THE TOP, FALLING IN A CONVERGENT MANNER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
WATERVIEW DRIVE AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
THE TORNADO CONTINUED TOWARD THE SOUTH, WHERE A STREET SIGN WAS
BENT AND LARGE SECTIONS OF SIDING WERE REMOVED FROM A HOUSE NEAR
THE INTERSECTION OF WATERVIEW DRIVE AND HILLTOP ROAD; NUMEROUS
TREES WERE DOWNED IN A CONVERGENT MANNER ON THIS BLOCK, AS WELL.
LARGE TREE LIMBS AND TREE TOPS WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF WEST END DRIVE AND PARK PLACE, WITH ADDITIONAL LARGE LIMBS
TWISTED OFF AND TOPS OF TREES SHEARED OFF NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
WEST END DRIVE AND FIELDSTONE PLACE.
THE TORNADO THEN CROSSED STONEY CREEK NEAR THE BRIDGE ON MD-173
FORT SMALLWOOD ROAD, BEFORE FELLING ADDITIONAL TREES AND A POWER
POLE PRIOR TO DISSIPATING IN THE SUNSET BEACH AREA.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS TRAINED SPOTTERS, MEDIA, AND
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THIS SURVEY.
TORNADO #2: LAKE SHORE TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.7 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUL 28, 2026
START TIME: 6:15 PM EDT
START LOCATION: GRAYS CREEK / ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY / MD
START LAT/LON: 39.0941 / -76.4699
END DATE: JUL 28, 2026
END TIME: 6:17 PM EDT
END LOCATION: MAGOTHY RIVER / ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY / MD
END LAT/LON: 39.0848 / -76.4680
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO DESCENDED AROUND PATAPSCO ROAD WHERE A FEW TREES WERE
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. AS THE TORNADO TRACKED THROUGH NEW YORK
AVENUE AND MAGOTHY ROAD, THE INTENSITY OF THE WIND INCREASED WITH
NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED ALONG WITH A POWER POLE AND SEVERAL TREE
TRUNKS SNAPPED. A BOAT WAS ALSO LOFTED INTO THE AIR, OVER A PIER,
AND ONTO A JET SKI. DAMAGE WAS LAYING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS,
INDICATIVE OF ROTATION. A LARGE TREE ALSO FELL ONTO A HOUSE. ANOTHER
HOME OFF MAGOTHY ROAD HAD ROOF SINGLES RIPPED OFF, ALONG
WITH A LOSS OF SOME SIDING.
THE TORNADO TRACKED OVER GRAYS CREEK AND MORE TREES WERE UPROOTED
ALONG DOBBINS LANE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG EDGEWATER
ROAD WITH DAMAGE FACING DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. A FEW TREE TRUNKS
WERE SNAPPED AS WELL. THE END OF THE DAMAGE PATH WAS OBSERVED JUST
SOUTH OF EDGEWATER ROAD ALONG THE MAGOTHY RIVER. A SECURITY CAMERA
HERE RECORDED THE SWIRLING WINDS PASSING THROUGH.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS THE ANNA ARUNDEL COUNTY MD OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
TORNADO #3: ARNOLD/CAPE SAINT CLAIRE TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JUL 28, 2026
START TIME: 6:17 PM EDT
START LOCATION: ARNOLD / ANNE ARUNDEL / MD
START LAT/LON: 39.0546 / -76.4648
END DATE: JUL 28, 2026
END TIME: 6:19 PM EDT
END LOCATION: CAPE SAINT CLAIRE / ANNE ARUNDEL / MD
END LAT/LON: 39.0564 / -76.4592
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA NORTH OF SHORE ACRES ROAD
IN THE 900 BLOCK, WITH TREES SNAPPED AT THE TOP. THE TORNADO
TRACKED EAST CROSSING LAKE DRIVE IN CAPE SAINT CLAIRE. SIGNIFICANT
TREE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED IN A CONVERGENT DIRECTION. MANY HEALTHY
HARDWOOD TREES UP TO A FEW FEET IN DIAMETER WERE TOPPLED. ON LAKE
DRIVE, AND A GARAGE DOOR OF A HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN IN, WITH
SOME INSULATION REMOVED.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THANKS THE ANNA ARUNDEL COUNTY MD OFFICE
OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
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
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