Tornado, Frederick
- When
- May 3, 7:14 PM EST to 7:16 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick County, 2.02 mi E of Mt Pleasant to 2.25 mi SW of Libertytown
- Rating
- EF0
- Path length
- 0.78 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $150,000
- Reported by
- NWS Storm Survey
- Coordinates
- 39.452, -77.292
A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado during the evening|hours of Monday, May 3rd in a rural area of Frederick County, MD,|between Mt Pleasant and Libertytown. An estimated 150 trees were|uprooted, snapped or damaged along the path of the tornado that|moved in an east-northeast direction for approximately three-|quarters of a mile.
Tree damage from this tornado began near a residence in the 10800|block of Old Annapolis Road, with a few snapped large branches|that fell across Old Annapolis Road. The tornado tracked east-|northeast across a large grouping of trees between Old Annapolis|Road and Chestnut Grove Road, damaging approximately 90-100 trees|with multiple large branches snapped, trees uprooted and trunks|snapped in varying directions.
As the tornado crossed Chestnut Grove Road just north of Alton|Road, a large amount of tree damage occurred, with an estimated|40-50 trees uprooted in multiple directions while about 20 trees|were snapped. Isolated tree damage was noted outside of this path|on the southern extent of the tornado path, with a few tree snaps|noted. No structural damage was observed anywhere along the|tornado path.
As the tornado moved further east-northeast and away from|Chestnut Grove Road, it lifted, as no damage was evident or|reported along what would have been a continuation of the|tornados path. Sporadic, straight-line wind damage was noted|further northeast near Libertytown.