Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline
- When
- March 29, 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Whiteleysburg
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -75.680
Damaging Wind in Maryland, March 29, 1997
A severe thunderstorm damaged one and destroyed another building at the Shortall Farm in Whiteleysburg. A 40-foot section of a chicken house was knocked about half a foot off its foundation.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 PHI wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm damaged one and destroyed another building at the Shortall Farm in Whiteleysburg. A 40-foot section of a chicken house was knocked about half a foot off its foundation. The southern end of the structure was displaced. A nearby 75 foot by 25 foot farm shed with three enclosed sides was destroyed. Much of this building was lifted into the air, with debris scattered up to a mile away. The blades of a nearby windmill were bent. The maximum wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 25 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:45 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
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- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 29, 1997
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: 5599824.