Tornado Touches Down In Montgomery County During Weekend Storms: NWS

POOLESVILLE, MD — A small tornado formed near Poolesville in Montgomery County Saturday afternoon as rounds of thunderstorms tied to a cold front moved through the state, authorities said.

The National Weather Service said the Ef-0 tornado had peak winds of 75 mph and was active for only two minutes, from 1:58 to 1:59 p.m. Saturday. Weather officials said it had a 100-yard path and was 25 yards wide.

A few trees were snapped or uprooted, and large branches were broken off, the NWS said.

No injuries or deaths were reported from the tornado.

Thunderstorms with damaging winds and gusts as high as 55 mph moved through the region around 1:15 p.m., according to WTOP meteorologist Chad Merrill. The storms left the immediate D.C. region, and the severe thunderstorm watch expired by 4 p.m.

On April 2, an EF-1 tornado formed near Rising Sun in Cecil County as part of a multi-state storm system that spawned dozens of tornadoes from the South to the Northeast and killed over two dozen people, authorities said.

That tornado had peak winds of 90 mph and was active for 6 minutes, ending at 6:41 p.m. Weather officials said it started 3 miles northeast of Rising Sun and was on the ground for 4.4 miles.

No injuries were reported in that storm.