tornadoes and wind storms

The outer bands of Hurricane Irma, weakened by a blow to Cuba but still a life-threatening major storm, reached the Florida Keys on Saturday as fears of devastation shifted from Miami to Tampa.

Since Feb. 19, 1893, there have been more than 20 weather events, in the Westminster and surrounding Carroll County area, which historians refer to as “tornadoes.”

St. Mary’s County is under a tornado warning until 5:30 p.m., the National Weather Service said.

A tornado with winds of up to 105 mph tossed vehicles and knocked down a concrete building in Salisbury on Monday afternoon, meteorologists confirmed Tuesday.

The National Weather Service is investigating a possible tornado in Salisbury that downed trees, damaged houses and flipped cars on Monday afternoon.

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Meteorologists said the tornado that tore though Kent Island was one of the most destructive to hit Maryland in years.

A possible tornado damaged homes in Kent Island as storms caused flash flooding across the Baltimore region overnight.

A deadly line of storms known as a derecho hit Baltimore five years ago Thursday, killing two people and causing 762,000 power outages in Maryland.

An EF0 tornado touched down in Montgomery County on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

Damaging winds and some isolated tornadoes are possible across the region Monday evening as deadly storms move up from the South.

Shomari O'Connor was in his north Baltimore apartment Thursday afternoon watching the storm when he saw trees bending and the windows begin to vibrate from the wind.

A tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Charles County on Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

In my family's old papers and photographs there is a picture dated Feb. 14, 1899 of a horse without a rider among very large piles of snow at Main Street an

Families in battered Howard County emerged Wednesday to survey damage from thunderstorms and a tornado the previous afternoon that toppled trees and power lines.

The National Weather Service will likely survey for signs of a tornado that may have downed trees and power lines across Howard County on Tuesday.

Severe storms with damaging winds and hail are expected to hit the Baltimore region by 2 p.m., with threats of more bad weather forecast through the evening.

Rain and possibly some thunderstorms are likely to pass through Central Maryland in the afternoon and evening hours this Election Day.

Called SKYWARN, the program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has trained nearly 300,000 people across the country to be weather spotters. A basic class is scheduled Tuesday at the George Howard Building in Ellicott City, followed two weeks later by a class on flooding.

The National Weather Service has issud a tornado watch for Carroll and most of Maryland until 11 p.m. Wednesday night. A watch means that storms that could produce a tornado are possible.

An informal roundtable discussion before a live audience was held in Laurel with current Mayor Craig Moe and former mayors Bob DiPietro, Dani Duniho, Joe Robison and Mike Leszcz at Partnership Hall, sponsored by the Laurel History Boys.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter and his family huddled in a closet while deadly tornadoes came within two miles of his Dallas home.

The myna birds on the radio and teevee today kept using phrases to the effect of THE WAY IT'S TRACKING NOW IT'S GOING RIGHT UP THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, because that's exciting, to think about how Hurricane Joaquin could shoot right into the Bay and create a storm surge and stuff and destroy and flood everything, right? And you can say whatever you want about "Tracking," right? It's all Theoretical. It could happen! There are all these Computer Models, and you can see all these different paths the

A tornado with 75 mph winds damaged buildings and trees in Laurel and Scaggsville on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Severe weather has a habit of sneaking up on you. Even with today's modern weather forecasting techniques, a powerful storm can form in just a matter of hours. As we've all seen many times before, high winds, heavy rain, snow, even extreme hot or cold temperatures, can cause flooding, property damage, power outages and, in those rare instances, loss of life. So, are you prepared for the impact of a severe storm?

Two tornadoes touched down in Southern Maryland during Saturday's heavy afternoon storms, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch is in effect through tonight for Central Maryland, and counties along the Chesapeake Bay.

Several Maryland-based federal employees have been named as finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal, an awards program sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service.

Showers and possibly severe thunderstorms are forecast Thursday afternoon and evening. Cloudy and wet weather is meanwhile ahead for Father's Day weekend.

Central Maryland is under a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight. An earlier tornado watch has been canceled.

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Storms are forecast Monday afternoon and evening and could bring severe wind, hail and possibly isolated tornadoes, the National Weather Service warned.

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A weak tornado downed a tree and snapped large tree limbs near Savage during storms Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

As much as 1-3 inches of rain could fall across the region Wednesday amid stormy weather that prompted a tornado warning in Washington, D.C. A flood watch is in effect for much of the Baltimore area.

Harford County escaped hurricane season last year without significant damage, but the same can't be said for other years, when storms like Irene, Lee, Floyd and Agnes wreaked havoc on the area.

Strong winds, thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail are possible Sunday afternoon and evening as a cold front sweeps eastward across Maryland.

A likely tornado tore through an campground at the southern tip of the Delmarva peninsula Thursday, killing up to three people and injuring as many as 20 as it overturned vehicles and downed trees, officials said.

Three people have died in Maryland waters in as many days, and a U.S. Coast Guard search is underway for another who went missing Monday

Tuesday could see a repeat of damaging afternoon and evening storms that factored into at least one death on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Storms bringing downpours and an intense flurry of lightning destroyed a church steeple, caved in the roof of a Middle River home and closed the Walters Art Museum for the day Thursday, amid another deluge in a season that has already raised concerns about flooding and erosion.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Calvert County and parts of southern Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties until 6 p.m.

A flash flood watch is in effect across the region Friday, and heavy rain was reducing visibility and causing ponding of water on roadways in the afternoon.

Sunshine around the region Wednesday afternoon was expected to fuel storms, possibly severe ones packing damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes.