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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
724 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..CONFIRMED EF-1 TORNADO IN CAROLINE COUNTY MARYLAND
...EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE CONFIRMED IN QUEEN ANNE'S
COUNTY MARYLAND...
..CONFIRMED EF-1 TORNADO IN KENT COUNTY DELAWARE
THE SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO OCCURRED MONDAY EVENING NEAR FREDERICA,
DELAWARE (KENT COUNTY). THE PRELIMINARY RATING IS AN EF-1 WITH
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED OF 100 MPH.
ADDITIONAL EXTENSIVE WIND DAMAGE NEAR CAMDEN DELAWARE REMAINS
UNDER REVIEW. PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE OF MAXIMUM WIND SPEED IN THIS
AREA IS 100 MPH. A DETERMINATION IF THIS WAS STRAIGHT LINE WIND OR
TORNADO DAMAGE WILL BE COMING LATER.
PREVIOUSLY THE SURVEY TEAM HAD CONFIRMED A TORNADO OCCURRED MONDAY
EVENING IN RIDGELY, MARYLAND (CAROLINE COUNTY). THE PRELIMINARY
RATING OF THIS TORNADO IS AN EF-1 WITH MAXIMUM WINDS TO 100 MPH.
THE SURVEY TEAM ALSO EXAMINED SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE THAT
OCCURRED BETWEEN SUDLERSVILLE AND MILLINGTON IN MARYLAND (QUEEN
ANNE'S COUNTY). THE PRELIMINARY RESULT IS THAT EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT-
LINE WINDS OCCURRED WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 70-90 MPH.
A FINAL ASSESSMENT INCLUDING ALL OF THE DETAILS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
ON WEDNESDAY.
THE STORM SURVEY INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PHI
GORSE/GUZZO/JOHNSON
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