Maryland, 1994Tornado and Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 17, 1994
August 17, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Mary'S
- When
- August 17, 8:50 AM EST
- Where
- St. Mary'S County, Compton
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 38.216, -76.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstom winds destroyed a two story house under construction in Compton. It tossed a 500-600 pound utility trailer a couple hundred yards and tossed some lumber around.
Tornado, Calvert
- When
- August 17, 10:05 AM EST to 10:15 AM EST
- Where
- Calvert County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
At 10:05 EST a funnel was sighted near Sunderland with swirling debris and trash. A funnel was also sighted near Route 260 and Owings and a couple of trees were blown down.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, August 17, 199410 injured · $50 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, August 17, 19943 injured · $7.3 million · F1 · 83 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, August 17, 1994$1.3 million · F2 · 40 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 17, 1994$550,000 · F1 · 3 events
- Tornadoes in West Virginia, August 17, 1994$501,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, August 17, 1994$435,000 · F0 · 8 events
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 17, 1994F1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Montana, August 17, 1994$500 · 1 event
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10329693, 10327055.