Eastern Shore towns Easton, Trappe and Oxford were under a tornado warning early Thursday afternoon, a day after a waterspout was spotted near Assateague Island.
Emergency managers confirmed that a tornado was spotted just before 1 p.m. near Trappe. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for eastern Talbot County and southwestern Caroline County until 1:15 p.m.
The tornado was moving northeast toward the Denton area.
On Wednesday, a tornado warning was issued in southwestern Worcester County after a waterspout was spotted on Chincoteague Bay amid intense storms.
Anyone in the path of a tornado should seek shelter in a basement or interior room and stay away from windows.