Thunderstorm Wind, Allegany
- When
- May 31, 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany County, Flintstone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 39.700, -78.570
Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 31, 1998
A tornadic thunderstorm, which moments earlier had produced a moderate tornado in southern Pennsylvania, tracked across northern Allegany Co late on the 31st. An associated downburst knocked trees down and caused minor property damage in the town of Flintstone.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $6,000
- 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.
A tornadic thunderstorm, which moments earlier had produced a moderate tornado in southern Pennsylvania, tracked across northern Allegany Co late on the 31st. An associated downburst knocked trees down and caused minor property damage in the town of Flintstone. Additional storms formed just before midnight over north-central Maryland, producing tree damage in northwestern Carroll Co.
The radar
The Sterling radar (KLWX), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:00 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carroll
- When
- May 31, 10:55 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll County, Taneytown
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.670, -77.180
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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- Tornado in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Wisconsin, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Michigan, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 31, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Kentucky, May 31, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Vermont, May 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, May 31, 1998
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: 5645834, 5645835.