Damaging Wind in Maryland, June 26, 1997

An apparent microburst snapped or uprooted over 30 trees, including large poplars that were between 50 and 100 feet tall and two feet wide. Wind measuring equipment recorded a gust of 63 mph. The trees were blown from east to west, indicated that the core of the microburst moved through the location. The back-side microburst (easterly wind gusts) blew down the trees. One tree crashed into a home near Mathiers Point, knocking out the chimney and tearing a hole in the roof. This storm was an individual cell well ahead of the main squall line which produced additional rainfall later that afternoon.Other damage was noted near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Along Whitehall Road and federal highway 50, two fast food establishments had sign damage. At Revell Downs, a subdivision near Sandy Point State Park, at least a dozen trees and large limbs were downed. Baltimore Gas and Electric reported 3400 customers were without power after the main line of storms passed through at around 6:30 PM.