Maryland, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Maryland, July 15, 2000

July 15, 2000 · NWS PHI · 5 events in 1 county or zone

A thunderstorm produced several funnel clouds over Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries around Talbot County. Two of the funnels became waterspouts on the Miles River near Newcomb and Oak Creek.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 thunderstorm produced several funnel clouds over Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries around Talbot County. Two of the funnels became waterspouts on the Miles River near Newcomb and Oak Creek. The waterspouts were captured on video. One briefly came inland as a weak (F0) tornado. The tornado carried a swing chair and wrapped it around one tree, tossed a rowboat, knocked down an outhouse and knocked down a couple of trees. No serious injuries were reported. The same parent thunderstorm dropped hail as large as quarters from Royal Oak to Easton and caused wind damage to one store in the Easton Plaza. Heavy rain fell again on Saint Michaels and caused roadway flooding and flooded one basement.

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Event by event

1 heavy rain, 1 waterspout, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Talbot

When
July 15, 4:15 PM EST to 4:45 PM EST
Where
Talbot County, St Michaels
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Waterspout, Talbot

When
July 15, 4:25 PM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where
Talbot County, 2 mi NW of Newcomb
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Talbot

When
July 15, 4:30 PM EST
Where
Talbot County, Newcomb
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
25 yd
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
38.750, -76.183

Hail, Talbot

When
July 15, 4:38 PM EST
Where
Talbot County, Easton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
38.767, -76.067

Thunderstorm Wind, Talbot

When
July 15, 4:38 PM EST
Where
Talbot County, Easton
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.767, -76.067

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
Waterspout
A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5163228, 5163224, 5163225, 5163226, 5163227.