Maryland tornadoes confirmed

A day after severe weather pushed through the D.C. area, the National Weather Service has surveyed the damage and concluded that there were two tornadoes Thursday in Maryland. The weather service confirmed Thursday that a tornado touched down in Howard County, and it announced Friday that it was an EF-1 tornado. NWS confirmed an EF-0…

A confirmed EF-1 tornado struck Howard County Thursday afternoon, the second in a week

Is Howard County the new tornado alley? On Thursday afternoon, for the second time in a week, a tornado touched down in the county, snapping, stripping and toppling trees while damaging buildings. The twister was spawned by a supercell thunderstorm that also produced a second tornado in Frederick County. Thursday’s tornado in Howard County’s Glenelg,…

Cleanup Underway After Tornado Touches Down In Columbia

COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ) — EF-1 Tornado Confirmed In Columbia, Maryland The cleanup continued Friday night in Howard County, 24 hours after a tornado touched down. The National Weather Service said winds reached up to 95 miles per hour. The tornado’s path in Columbia spanned five and a half miles long. The National Weather Service said…

Severe thunderstorms bring tornado concerns to Howard County, leave many dealing with flood water

KOKOMO – A mix of tornado concerns and severe weather Monday evening through Tuesday led to cancellations at the Howard County 4-H fair and significant flooding in parts of the county. After multiple tornado warnings from the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm watch and flash flooding warnings throughout Monday night and into Tuesday morning,…