Tornado and Hail in Maryland, June 6, 2002

Scattered thunderstorms moved through North Central and Southern Maryland in addition to the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas during the afternoon of the 6th. In Frederick County, an F0 tornado touched down at 5:05 PM EDT just north of Hayward Road near Frederick (1/4 mile west of Route 15). The tornado caused intermittent minor damage to structures and downed several trees as it pushed east before lifting near the Monocacy River. It had a path length of 2 miles and a width of 50 yards. The twister toppled an unanchored construction trailer in Governors Choice Industrial Park. A home in the Dearbought Park subdivision lost a chimney. At least 20 trees were downed in the Broadview Acres area, including one which landed on a car. In Montgomery County, a funnel cloud was spotted near the intersection of Shady Grove Road and Mill Run Drive. Minor tree damage was reported in the vicinity. Pea to marble sized hail was reported in Burtonsville, Glenmont, Silver Spring, and Forest Glen. A wind gust of 51 MPH was recorded in Shady Grove and a gust of 54 MPH was recorded in Gaithersburg. In Carroll County, a wind gust of 46 MPH was measured in Millers. A gust of 50 MPH was estimated in Westminster. In Baltimore County, 2.15 inches of rain fell at Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore. A wind gust of 56 MPH was recorded around 1 PM in Parkton. In Anne Arundel County, the strongest part of the thunderstorm tracked between Fort Meade and Riviera Beach. Dime sized hail fell at BWI Airport. Quarter sized hail was reported in Chesterfield. Pea to golfball sized hail was reported in Pasadena where a total of 2.56 inches of rain fell. Trees and power lines were downed in Pasadena, Glen Burnie, and Arnold. Four homes were damaged by downed trees and nine homes were struck by lightning across the northern portion of the county. A 330-year-old tree in Lothian was also heavily damaged. At the height of the storm, 13,200 customers were without power. In Howard County, dime to quarter sized hail was reported in the Laurel and Savage areas. A few trees were also downed countywide. In Prince Georges County, golf ball sized hail fell in Brandywine. Quarter sized hail was reported in Laurel and pea sized hail fell in Accokeek. For a second straight day, trees fell onto homes in the county. About a dozen families in Cottage City were displaced after 11 homes were condemned due to structure damage. A home in Clinton burned to the ground after a fallen tree started the house on fire. Minor damage was also reported in Bladensburg. Heavy rains caused ponding of water on roads in the southern portion of the county. In Charles County, marble sized hail fell in Bryans Road. Trees and power lines were downed countywide. Several homes were also struck by lightning. In Calvert County, wind damage was reported from fallen trees. A large branch was downed in Derwood. Pea sized hail fell in Dunkirk and hail of unknown size fell at Solomon's Island. In St. Mary's County, trees were downed and a fence was ripped from the ground in the Indian River Estates neighborhood of Mechanicsville.