Power Outage in Elkton, MD

A severe thunderstorm produced an EF1 tornado just east of Rising Sun, MD in Cecil County Saturday evening April 1 2023 between 6:34 PM and 6:41 PM EDT. The severe thunderstorm formed as a result of a multi-cell cluster of thunderstorms that formed ahead of a cold front passage late Saturday afternoon. As the cell moved east of Rising Sun, it began to show signs of rotation.||The tornado touched down in Plumpton Park Zoo, downing a few dozen trees. It then |proceeded to near the village of Calvert, just east of Chandlee Road and its intersection with Telegraph Road/MD-273 where three wooden power poles were snapped. The tornado continued to move east along Telegraph Road and caused uprooted and snapped hardwood and softwood trees near Rosebank United Methodist Church. The tornado then moved to the southeast and resulted in extensive tree and minor structural damage in the vicinity of Calvert Regional Park, Cecil Arena, and Rising Sun High School. Over 100 trees were damaged in this area with numerous softwood and hardwood trees being uprooted and snapped. The area was littered with small tree debris. Damage to fencing was observed along with shingles being removed, soffit, fascia, and siding damaged, and other minor structural damage to homes and businesses. At the Calvert Regional Park, portable toilets were broken into several smaller parts and moved more than 300 yards into fields to the north of the storm's track. Also, off North East Road, a wooden power pole was snapped along with several trees downed and a sign blown off the Cecil Arena. The tornado moved further east toward Dr. Miller Road where a small barn collapsed and was moved approximately 50 yards into a field as a result. Additional softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped along Blue Ball Road with two sheds being moved approximately 100|yards into a field. As the tornado moved to the northeast and began to occlude, additional hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped between Blue Ball Road and Telegraph Road.||The Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar in Pennsauken Township, NJ depicted a tight velocity couplet that corresponded to the path of the damage described above.||Additional scattered tree damage in northern Cecil County, MD was determined to be caused by straight-line winds.

A severe thunderstorm produced an EF1 tornado just east of Rising Sun, MD in Cecil County Saturday evening April 1 2023 between 6:34 PM and 6:41 PM EDT. The severe thunderstorm formed as a result of a multi-cell cluster of thunderstorms that formed ahead of a cold front passage late Saturday afternoon. As the cell moved east of Rising Sun, it began to show signs of rotation.||The tornado touched down in Plumpton Park Zoo, downing a few dozen trees. It then |proceeded to near the village of Calvert, just east of Chandlee Road and its intersection with Telegraph Road/MD-273 where three wooden power poles were snapped. The tornado continued to move east along Telegraph Road and caused uprooted and snapped hardwood and softwood trees near Rosebank United Methodist Church. The tornado then moved to the southeast and resulted in extensive tree and minor structural damage in the vicinity of Calvert Regional Park, Cecil Arena, and Rising Sun High School. Over 100 trees were damaged in this area with numerous softwood and hardwood trees being uprooted and snapped. The area was littered with small tree debris. Damage to fencing was observed along with shingles being removed, soffit, fascia, and siding damaged, and other minor structural damage to homes and businesses. At the Calvert Regional Park, portable toilets were broken into several smaller parts and moved more than 300 yards into fields to the north of the storm's track. Also, off North East Road, a wooden power pole was snapped along with several trees downed and a sign blown off the Cecil Arena. The tornado moved further east toward Dr. Miller Road where a small barn collapsed and was moved approximately 50 yards into a field as a result. Additional softwood and hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped along Blue Ball Road with two sheds being moved approximately 100|yards into a field. As the tornado moved to the northeast and began to occlude, additional hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped between Blue Ball Road and Telegraph Road.||The Federal Aviation Administration's Terminal Doppler Weather Radar in Pennsauken Township, NJ depicted a tight velocity couplet that corresponded to the path of the damage described above.||Additional scattered tree damage in northern Cecil County, MD was determined to be caused by straight-line winds.

There were several calls for trees and power lines blown down around Woodlawn, including on Principio Road, Jackson Park Road, and Liberty Grove Road.

There were numerous calls for trees and power lines blown down along roadways north and east of Perryville, including on MD-222 Perryville Road, Jackson Station Road, Saint Marks Church Road, and Tiller Farm Lane.

Staff from NOAAs National Weather Service (NWS) |Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office performed a survey |of storm damage that occurred in Cecil County MD from Port Deposit|to Woodlawn, on the afternoon of Monday November 30, 2020. This |survey, coupled with radar analysis from the NWS's KLWX WSR-88D |and the FAAs TBWI Doppler Weather Radars, concluded that a |tornado rated EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with max winds of |95 mph struck between 2:37 PM and 2:42 PM EST. The tornado had a |path length of 3.4 miles producing consistent damage, with a path |width of up to 75 yards. The tornado was moving north-northeast at|approximately 40 MPH.||The first reported damage was along Bainbridge Road near the |intersection with Frenchtown Road, about 1 mile east of the town |center of Port Deposit, MD, where several trees were uprooted and |snapped near a residence. Tree damage continued into the woods |northeast of the property, where tops of some trees were snapped |and twisted. The storm moved to the northeast, uprooting more |trees along Craigtown Road near the intersection with Perrylawn |Drive. Reports from the day before noted more trees were down |prior to our ground survey, but had to be cleared from roadways. |Numerous trees were reported down behind the convenience store at |that intersection.||The tornado continued towards the northeast through a large field|before reaching Jackson Park Road. Along that road there was |evidence of powerline damage, where new poles had just been |installed near a residence. Additionally, there was tree debris in|the yard, but the direction of fall could not be determined in |this area. The tornado continued northeast, passing over a |residence on Theodore Road where multiple trees were snapped, |uprooted, and twisted in multiple directions. Additionally, there |was a power pole replaced in front of the home that was confirmed |to have been snapped during the tornado. ||The tornado strengthened as it continued northeast, and moved |into communities along Hopewell Road. The most severe damage noted|occurred to homes on Hopewell Court and Bullet Street, where |there was structural damage noted to several homes. Damage |included shingle and siding damage, and a garage door bent inward.|The strongest wind noted lifted off and removed the front porch |awning of one home???s roof. The debris was blown over and behind |the home. In addition to the structural damage here, there were |several trees uprooted and snapped in various directions. One tree|fell onto and crushed a back porch. A resident on Hopewell Court |reported seeing the tornado as it went by her home. Based on the|damage, winds were estimated to have peaked here at 95 MPH.||Finally, there was tree damage observed along Twin Lakes Road, |just northeast of the previous two streets noted. The tornado then|moved off into a large field and lifted. At the next crossing of |Hopewell Road to the northeast, there were no signs of damage. |Therefore, the survey concludes that the path ended in the |vicinity of Twin Lakes Road.

A 49 mph sustained wind was measured by a Weatherflow gauge near Chesapeake City. Numerous reports of downed trees and power lines, several leading to road closures, were reported.

Trees and power lines were downed in the area. Time estimated from radar.

Downed trees and power outages were reported in the Perryville area, including near the intersection of US-40 and MD-222. Time estimated from radar.

Downed trees, transformer fire, and power outages were common throughout the County on the 1st and 2nd. The high winds also caused a tractor trailer to flip on its side on the Tydings Bridge on I-95. This led to the closing of the the I-95 and Route 40 bridges over the Susquehanna River. A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a Mesonet weather station in Fair Hill at 1506EST on March 2nd.

Trees and power lines downed due to thunderstorm winds.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage along the east side of the Northeast River from the McDaniel Yacht Basin northeast to near Maryland State Route 7. At the McDaniel Yacht Basin, metal siding was peeled from buildings, boats were tossed and a wooden shed was destroyed. Farther to the northeast, trees and poles were knocked down along both Maryland State Routes 272 and 7. Trees were also knocked down between Granview Avenue and Hillcrest Lane, Irishtown Road and Saddler Avenue. Nearly 2,000 homes and businesses lost power in Cecil County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees, tree limbs and wires and caused about 3,900 homes and businesses to lose power in the Elk Neck area of Cecil County.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines between North East and Elkton. Nearly three dozen trees were knocked down along Nottingham Road west of Elkton.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in Rising Sun. One downed tree damaged a house. About 1,345 homes and businesses lost power.

A severe thunderstorm knocked several trees along Turkey Point Road in Elk Neck. About 1,775 homes and businesses in the area lost power.

A gust front outrunning a cluster of severe thunderstorms entered near Port Deposit in western Cecil County at approximately 11:27 pm EDT on the 29th. This gust front produced damaging wind gusts estimated from 65 to 70 mph as it traversed eastward across the county. Within approximately 20 minutes of the gust front passage, a potent line of severe thunderstorms tracked eastward into Cecil County. One thunderstorm cell in particular experienced rapid intensification and expansion as it tracked from around Baltimore, MD across Cecil County and into northern Delaware. Destructive wind gusts, estimated at 70 mph, resulted in significant tree and power line damage county-wide. Approximately 35 roads were impassable due to numerous downed trees. In Chesapeake City, several large trees fell onto homes, resulting in one injury. A tree also fell onto a house in the town of North East. Damage to multiple buildings was reported in Warwick, and a large concentration of downed trees was reported in Cecilton. Severe thunderstorms exited eastern Cecil County, including the town of Elkton, at approximately 12:40 am EDT on the 30th. A young man was critically injured on the morning of July 2 around 330 am EDT when a tree branch fell on his tent at Camp Rodney in Elk Neck State Park in Northeast, Maryland. It is believed that the tree was weakened by the derecho that went through the night of the 29th.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and power lines across the central third of Cecil County.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several trees and power lines across the central third of Cecil County.

A line of severe showers and thunderstorms tore down tree limbs and a few trees mainly in the northwest part of Cecil County. The combination of the thunderstorm and synoptic scale winds caused about 4,500 homes and businesses to lose power in Cecil County on the 5th.

A line of severe showers and thunderstorms tore down tree limbs and a few trees mainly in the northwest part of Cecil County. The combination of the thunderstorm and synoptic scale winds caused about 4,500 homes and businesses to lose power in Cecil County on the 5th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees on properties located near the Cecil County border with Delaware. The combination of damaging winds and lightning caused about 5,800 homes and businesses to lose power in Cecil County. Power was not fully restored until the evening of the 23rd.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in and around Fair Hill in northeast Cecil County. Many trees were knocked down on Maryland State Route 213. One downed tree damaged a deck. About 8,400 homes and businesses lost power in Cecil County. All power was restored by the morning of the 19th.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees in and around Fair Hill in northeast Cecil County. Many trees were knocked down on Maryland State Route 213. One downed tree damaged a deck. About 8,400 homes and businesses lost power in Cecil County. All power was restored by the morning of the 19th.

A squall line of severe thunderstorms caused wind damage across the northern tier of Cecil County. Numerous trees were knocked down. The hardest hit area was in the northeast part of the county around Fair Hill. Trees fell into pools, driveways and at least one home in the Thabar Development off of Little Egypt Road and on Black Oak Drive. Patio furniture was also tossed. In North East, a tree fell onto a trailer. About 12,000 homes and businesses lost power.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down scores of trees in the Perryville area. A tree fell onto on a townhouse in the Rustic Court Development. A porch was damaged by a downed tree on Maywood Avenue. Some mobile homes were stripped of their skirtings and a couple of homes were stripped of some of their shingles. Some building damage also occurred on Frenchtown Road. Trees were knocked down on six roads and one was closed. Wind damage extended into the Charlestown area. One home was struck by a downed tree. There were a large number of downed trees on Maryland State Route 7. A 150-year-old tree crushed a smoke house. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Cecil and Hartford Counties. Power was restored by 11 p.m. EDT on the 2nd.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in the Forest View Trailer Park and Sherwood Forest Trailer Park near Elkton. One mobile home was condemned after a tree fell through it. Another mobile home lost about 75 percent of its shingles. There were also a large number of downed trees around the area of Steel's Motel on U.S. Route 40. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Cecil and Hartford Counties. Power was restored by 11 p.m. EDT on the 2nd.

A severe thunderstorm caused wind damage in the Forest View Trailer Park and Sherwood Forest Trailer Park near Elkton. One mobile home was condemned after a tree fell through it. Another mobile home lost about 75 percent of its shingles. There were also a large number of downed trees around the area of Steel's Motel on U.S. Route 40. About 10,000 homes and businesses lost power in Cecil and Hartford Counties. Power was restored by 11 p.m. EDT on the 2nd.

A severe thunderstorm tore down power lines and large tree limbs along the Interstate 95 corridor from Perryville to Elkton. About 9,000 homes and businesses lost power.

A broad area of low pressure extending from the Ohio Valley to the Piedmont of South Carolina consolidated off the Virginia Capes during the early morning of March 7th. This new primary low moved northeast and gradually deepened as it passed east of the Delaware and New Jersey coasts on March 7th. ||Precipitation gradually overspread the region during the overnight hours of March 6th into March 7th. To the east of Interstate 95, precipitation began as rain or a mix of rain and snow. Further west, precipitation fell mainly as snow. During the daylight hours of the 7th, precipitation to the east of Interstate 95 turned over to snow as colder air worked in from the north and west. ||The snow fell heavy at times in Cecil County. Snowfall amounts across this area ranged generally from 6 to 10 north of the C&D canal to around 3 inches near the border with Kent County MD. ||The snow contained large amounts of liquid, making it heavy and wet. This led to downed trees, limbs, and wires, which resulted in numerous power outages across the area.||Flights were cancelled at all the major airports due to the storm, and Amtrak cancelled at least some Wednesday service.

A trough of low pressure moving through the region produced a quick moving line of thunderstorms. These thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage across the northern portions of the eastern shore with numerous power outages.

An approaching cold front and a hot and humid air mass combined to trigger a series some strong to locally severe thunderstorms that passed over the northern Eastern Shore during the evening of the 2nd. Delmarva Power and Light reported about 150 of its customers in Cecil and New Castle Counties were still without power during the early morning of the 3rd.

A low pressure system from the Gulf of Mexico and cold air at ground level brought a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain to the northern Eastern Shore overnight on the 4th. Precipitation started as sleet during the late evening on the 4th and changed over to freezing rain during the early hours of the 5th. Precipitation then changed to plain rain between 4 a.m. EST and 7 a.m. EST on the 5th. Sleet accumulations were less than half an inch. Ice accumulations averaged one tenth of an inch in Queen Anne's and Kent Counties and around one-quarter of an inch in Cecil County. Prior to the changeover, untreated roadways were very hazardous. In Cecil County, widely scattered power outages occurred as the ice brought down weak tree limbs. Delmarva Power and Light reported about 14,000 homes and business lost power in Harford and Cecil Counties in Maryland and New Castle County in Delaware.||The wintry precipitation was caused by a low pressure system that formed in the western Gulf of Mexico on the morning of the 4th and a surface high pressure system that passed over the region and helped initially lock in cold air near the surface. This low pressure system moved northeast and reached Mississippi during the early evening of the 4th and the Tennessee River Valley around Midnight EST on the 5th. About the same time, a secondary low pressure system was forming on the primary low's warm front off the North Carolina coast. Both low pressure systems in tandem proceeded to move northeast and at 7 a.m. EST on the 5th, the primary low pressure system was over southeast Ohio with the secondary low pressure system off the Delaware coast. As is typically the case, the primary low pressure system weakened and reached western Pennsylvania during the early afternoon on the 5th while the now stronger secondary low pressure system was just off of Long Beach Island on the New Jersey coast. This secondary low pressure system intensified as it rapidly moved northeast and was southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts at 4 p.m. EST on the 5th. What was left of the primary low pressure system trundled across Eastern Pennsylvania and Northern New Jersey during the late afternoon and early evening of the 5th.

A convective complex of showers and strong to severe thunderstorms trailing an advancing warm front caused wind damage and flash flooding in Cecil County during the morning of the 13th. The combination of flooding and damaging winds caused more than 15,000 Delmarva Power and Light customers to lose power in northern Maryland and Delaware. About 1,200 customers were still without power that afternoon. The thunderstorms also caused twenty to forty minute delays in Amtrak Service between Wilmington and Baltimore.

A series of strong to severe thunderstorms that culminated with a squall late in the afternoon affected the Eastern Shore and Cecil County the hardest. Delmarva Power and Light reported about 13,000 of its customers lost power in Cecil County, over twenty-five percent of the county.

Thunderstorms developed in the hot and humid air mass, as a weak warm front, associated with low pressure over the Midwest, moved northward through the Mid Atlantic on the morning of June 29th. Strong thunderstorm wind gusts downed numerous trees and power lines, along with producing small hail in Cecil County.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front, producing pockets of very heavy rain and some wind damage across northern parts of the Eastern Shore during the early evening of the 22nd. Delmarva Power and Light reported about 20,000 of its customers lost power in New Castle and Cecil Counties. Power was not fully restored until the night of the 24th.

A complex of showers and strong to locally severe thunderstorms preceding a cold frontal passage caused wind damage in Cecil County during the evening of the 22nd. Delmarva Power and Light reported about 15,000 homes and businesses lost power in their service area, most of them in Cecil County in Maryland and New Castle County in Delaware. Power was not fully restored until the evening of the 23rd.

Heavy snow fell in Cecil County while lighter snow fell across the rest of the Eastern Shore from from the late evening of the 24th into the early afternoon of the 26th. Snowfall averaged three to five inches in Cecil County and around one inch in Kent and Queen Anne's Counties. Most of the snow melted as it fell in Caroline and Talbot Counties. Precipitation initially started as rain during the afternoon of the 24th in the southern Eastern Shore and spread north during the evening and overnight of the 24th. As the intensity increased, the rain changed to snow in Talbot and Caroline Counties late in the evening on the 24th. This changeover spread north overnight.|The snow ended during the morning of the 25th, but started again during the evening of the 25th in Cecil County and overnight across the rest of the Eastern Shore. The snow ended in all places during the early afternoon of the 26th. Aside from Cecil County, the snow never fell heavily over the rest of the Eastern Shore and the number of reported accidents were relatively low. Winds increased before the heavier snow returned and this cut down on the number of power outages. The strongest winds occurred between 6 p.m. EST on the 25th and 6 p.m. EST on the 26th.||Representative snowfall included 4.5 inches in Colora (Cecil County). Peak wind gusts included 40 mph in Easton (Talbot County).||The winter storm was caused by a low pressure system that formed east of Florida on the 24th. At 7 a.m. EST on the 25th, it (992 millibar low pressure system) was well east of the North Carolina coast and was intensifying rapidly as it was moving north. At 1 p.m. EST on the 25th, it was a 987 millibar low well east of the Delmarva Peninsula. At 7 p.m. EST on the 25th, it was a 978 millibar low just east of Long Island. At 10 p.m. EST on the 25th, it deepened to 972 millibars and was located along the Rhode Island and Massachusetts border. From there, a rare occurrence happened as the low pressure system retrograded or move westward. At 1 a.m. EST on the 26th, the 972 millibar low was in Connecticut; at 7 a.m. EST it weakened to 979 millibars and was over New York City. It spent the rest of the daylight hours weakening over the New York City area and then drifted slowly north that night. The retrogression process caused the heavier snow to back into Cecil County on the 26th.

During the evening of June 1st, a severe thunderstorm rolled through portions of Cecil County, Maryland, producing damaging winds. As a result of these winds, trees and power lines were knocked down in Elkton with an estimated damage amount of $7,000.

A wildfire consumed about 10 acres of woodlands in Elkton near the Delaware state line. The fire occurred east of the power lines off of Chesapeake Boulevard across from an industrial park. The fire was controlled that evening, but not before it came within 200 yards of a Frenchtown Road housing development. This was one of about 10 wildfires that occurred in Cecil County during the past week. Most were in either North East or Elkton and consumed about 16 acres in total. The unseasonably dry weather and gusty northwest winds helped spread the latest fire quickly.

Thunderstorms with frequent cloud-to-ground lightning caused about 2,000 homes and businesses in Cecil County to lose power. Power was fully restored by the evening of the 17th.

The same parent severe thunderstorm dropped a second F1 (Fujita Scale) tornado just south of Elk Neck. This tornado reached the ground just west of Maryland State Route 272 and proceeded east across the roadway crossing Joy Street and Elk River Lane in a discontinuous path before lifting. Numerous trees were knocked down and twisted. This caused power outages to around 2,100 homes and businesses. About 800 still had no power on the 13th. The path length was estimated to be about three-quarters of a mile long and the path width was estimated to be around 200 yards wide. There was no reported major property damage, nearly all the damage was to trees.

A severe thunderstorm tore down a couple of trees in Chesapeake City. Lightning and the downed trees caused about 3,000 residents in and around Chesapeake City to lose power.

A severe thunderstorm tore down several large limbs in Cecilton. Conectiv Energy reported about 6,200 of its customers lost power in the Eastern Shore when the cluster of severe thunderstorms moved through.

A supercell thunderstorm produced two tornadoes in southern Cecil County and hail as large as golf balls. Damage was estimated at $170,000. No injuries were reported. Both tornadoes were estimated at F1 on the Fujita Scale with maximum winds near the high end of the F1 scale, around 110 mph. About 800 persons lost power. All power was restored by the 14th.Walnut to golf ball size hail fell from Crystal City east through Scotchmans Glen. A funnel cloud formed over Crystal Beach and one tornado touched down just to the west of Maryland State Route 282 and east of White Crystal Beach. It quickly intensified to F1. A barn was destroyed near Crystal Beach Road. A couple of homes had siding and shingles ripped from them. From there the tornado weakened to F0, but still tore down many trees and snapped utility poles. The tornado intensified again to F1 as it crossed Glebe Road. A 100 to 200 foot barn exploded; its 100 year old house was damaged. Several homes were damaged along Glebe Road. In total, the tornado damaged seven homes and destroyed several outbuildings and barns. The tornado lifted just before it reached the Bohemia River. Its path length was 4.0 miles and its maximum path width was about 80 yards. A second tornado touched farther downstream on the Bohemia River just southeast of Two Rivers. The tornado moved northeast and lifted near Hack Point. The worst damage occurred at the marina on the Bohemia River. Fifty boats were damaged. One sail boat sank, others were toppled and had their canvas sails shredded. Two trees fell on one home near the marina. The rest of the tornado wind damage was mainly inflicted on large trees which were knocked down. The tornado's path length was about 1.5 miles and its maximum path width was about 100 yards. While the tornado lifted, the supercell thunderstorm continued to produce damaging wind gusts farther east in Cecil County. In Chesapeake City, wires were knocked down on Maryland State Route 213 and several large trees were also knocked down.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down numerous trees and power lines across the northern tier of Cecil County. The worst damage was reported in Conowingo, Rising Sun and the north side of Elkton.

Lightning struck a pole in Chesapeake City around 9 p.m. EDT. This caused a four hour power outage that affected about 370 homes and businesses. This included some popular restaurants along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canals.