Thunderstorm Wind, Talbot
- When
- March 13, 10:40 PM EST
- Where
- Talbot County, St Michaels
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 38.783, -76.217
Damaging Wind in Maryland, March 13, 2001
The gust front from a line of severe thunderstorms that moved through the western shore of Chesapeake Bay moved through Saint Michaels during the evening of the 13th. A wind gust to 65 mph was measured.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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.
The gust front from a line of severe thunderstorms that moved through the western shore of Chesapeake Bay moved through Saint Michaels during the evening of the 13th. A wind gust to 65 mph was measured. The winds damaged one roof, uprooted several trees, and mangled patio furniture. No injuries were reported.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 9:30 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 9:30 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 930 PM EST TUE MAR 13 2001 QUICK UPDATE TO ADD PSBLTY OF SHWR OR TSTM WITH BRF GSTY WND AND HVY RAIN BTWN 10 PM AND MIDN ACRS SRN ZONES...WITH LN NOW APCHG DC. .PHI...SML CRAFT ADVY CST AND DE BAY. KRAUS
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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
- Tornado and Hail in Florida, March 13, 2001
- Tornado in Florida, March 13, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 13, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, March 13, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, March 13, 2001
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Maryland, March 13, 2001
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, March 13, 2001
- Winter Weather in New York, March 13, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, March 13, 2001
- High Wind in Washington, March 13, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, March 13, 2001
- High Wind in West Virginia, March 13, 2001
More
Every storm in Maryland in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, March 2001
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: 5235174.