Thunderstorm Wind, Anne Arundel
- When
- June 22, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel County, Riviera Beach
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Coordinates
- 39.170, -76.530
Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 22, 1997
An isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Riviera Beach, causing minor peripheral damage to property. Lightning strikes apparently split two trees, with one limb falling onto a car.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $11,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Riviera Beach, causing minor peripheral damage to property. Lightning strikes apparently split two trees, with one limb falling onto a car. Wind gusts snapped several large limbs, including one which caused minor damage to a shed and a deck, and another which fell onto a car. No injuries were reported with the storm.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:03 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning, Anne Arundel
- When
- June 22, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel County, Riviera Beach
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997
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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: 5604887, 5604888.