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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
504 PM EDT WED JUL 29 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 07/29/26 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
SEVERE STORMS MOVED INTO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON OF JULY
29. ONE OF THE STORMS THAT PROGRESSED THROUGH TALBOT COUNTY
MARYLAND PRODUCED TWO DISTINCT TORNADOES IN TRAPPE, MARYLAND.
MULTIPLE WITNESSES REPORTED THE TORNADO THAT AFFECTED THE BACKTOWN
ROAD FULLY DISSIPATED BEFORE THE STORM CROSSED OVER HIGHWAY 50.
THE STORM THEN PRODUCED ANOTHER TORNADO ON THE EAST SIDE OF
HIGHWAY 50 NEAR TARBUTTON MILL ROAD.
THE NWS WOULD LIKE TO THANK TALBOT COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AND AREA RESIDENTS FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN THIS SURVEY.
BACKTOWN ROAD TORNADO
RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90-100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.15 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JULY 28, 2026
START TIME: 6:12 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1 MILE N TRAPPE / TALBOT COUNTY / MD
START LAT/LON: 38.6719 / -76.0602
END DATE: JULY 28, 2026
END TIME: 6:13 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1.1 MILES N TRAPPE / TALBOT COUNTY / MD
END LAT/LON: 38.6734 / -76.0592
SURVEY SUMMARY:
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED BEHIND AN INDUSTRIAL PARK ON BACKTOWN ROAD.
THE HIGHEST ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE FROM ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE OF
THE LARGE METAL BUILDINGS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THE METAL ROOF
COVERING WAS BLOWN OFF AND SOME OF THE ROOF TRUSSES WERE DAMAGED.
NEXT TO THE INDUSTRIAL PARK LARGE BRANCHES WERE BROKEN ON TREES
IN THE YARD OF A RESIDENCE. THE LAST DAMAGE NOTED WAS A DISTINCT
CONVERGENT DAMAGE PATH THROUGH PART OF A CORN FIELD ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF BACKTOWN ROAD. BEGINNING AND END POINTS OF THIS PATH ARE
ESTIMATED DUE TO LACK OF ACCESS.
TARBUTTON MILL ROAD TORNADO
RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70-80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.34 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 30 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: JULY 28 2026
START TIME: 6:18 PM EDT
START LOCATION: 1.4 NNE TRAPPE / TALBOT COUNTY / MD
START LAT/LON: 38.6786 / -76.0519
END DATE: JULY 28 2026
END TIME: 6:19 PM EDT
END LOCATION: 1.6 NE TRAPPE / TALBOT COUNTY / MD
END LAT/LON: 38.6792 / -76.0456
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE FIRST DAMAGE AT THIS LOCATION NOTED WAS A LARGE BRANCH BROKEN
FROM A TREE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED ROUGHLY EASTWARD WITH
CONVERGENT DAMAGE NOTED IN A CORN FIELD. AT THE EASTERN EXTENT OF
THE DAMAGE, TWO FARM OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THEIR ROOFS.
FOR ONE BUILDING THE ROOFING WAS COMPLETELY UPLIFTED, INCLUDING
SUPPORT BEAMS. FOR THE OTHER BUILDING, PART OF THE METAL ROOFING
WAS BLOWN OFF.
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
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.
JOHNSON
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