Thunderstorm Wind, Anne Arundel
- When
- November 26, 5:30 AM EST to 5:32 AM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel County, Annapolis
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -76.500
Damaging Wind in Maryland, November 26, 1996
An apparent microburst produced a small swath of damage in the west portion of Annapolis during the pre-dawn hours of the 26th. The event was part of a bow-echo which developed ahead of a strong cold front.
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
- $50,000
- 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.
An apparent microburst produced a small swath of damage in the west portion of Annapolis during the pre-dawn hours of the 26th. The event was part of a bow-echo which developed ahead of a strong cold front. Damage included: a blown-out front window of a Volvo/Subaru dealership at 1930 West Street; a portion a roof off at a pawnbroker shop next door; a door ripped from a home on nearby Forest Drive. Debris, including parts of trees, telephone poles, shrubs, and dirt, was strewn along Forest Drive.Scattered trees were also reported down in Crofton. Several thousand residents were briefly without power during and after the storm.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:30 UTC.
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
- Tornado in Maryland, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, November 26, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 26 to 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 26 to 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 26, 1996
- Heavy Rain in New York, November 26, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5572788.