A tornado with 75 mph winds damaged buildings and trees in Laurel and Scaggsville on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
It crossed a 4.3-mile path, as much as 75 feet wide, just after 10 p.m.
Weather service officials traced its damage from a building near Fort Meade Road and Route 197, into downtown Laurel, across the Little Patuxent River and into a subdivision just east of Hammond Middle School. A weather service employee reported hearing a loud roar near its end point.
The tornado didn't cause any injuries. It was rated an EF0 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, the weakest category of tornado.
The tornado came amid a heavy rainstorm. As much as 3 inches of rainfall was reported nearby.
