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Tornado confirmed on Eastern Shore near Easton

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.

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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.

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Anyone in the path of a tornado should seek shelter in a basement or interior room and stay away from windows.

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