Thunderstorm Wind, Anne Arundel
- When
- August 16, 4:00 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel County, Countywide
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 39.050, -76.600
Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 16, 1996
Several trees and large limbs were knocked down in Anne Arundel Co from a pulse-severe thunderstorm. The same storm dumped 3/4 inch diameter hail for approximately 15 minutes in the Rose Haven subdivision near the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Several trees and large limbs were knocked down in Anne Arundel Co from a pulse-severe thunderstorm. The same storm dumped 3/4 inch diameter hail for approximately 15 minutes in the Rose Haven subdivision near the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 16, 1996
- Flood in Missouri, August 16 to 17, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 16, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, August 16, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, August 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 16, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, August 16, 1996
More
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Sources
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: 5567909.