Thunderstorm Wind, Caroline
- When
- May 13, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Ridgely
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.933, -75.867
Hail and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 13, 2000
A severe thunderstorm knocked over a couple of trees in Ridgely and produced quarter size hail in Greensboro. Lightning from the same storm struck the ground near the Caroline County Courthouse and entered the building.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $28,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 knocked over a couple of trees in Ridgely and produced quarter size hail in Greensboro. Lightning from the same storm struck the ground near the Caroline County Courthouse and entered the building. The lightning damaged the county's and state's computer and phone systems.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Caroline
- When
- May 13, 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Greensboro
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.967, -75.800
Lightning, Caroline
- When
- May 13, 7:50 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline County, Denton
- Property damage
- $28,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.872, -75.832 (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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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
- Tornado and Wildfire in Virginia, May 13 to 14, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, May 13, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Pennsylvania, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 13, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, May 13, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Virginia, May 13, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, May 13 to 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Maryland in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, May 2000
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: 5146393, 5146394, 5146395.