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August 2, 2008

Severe Thunder Storm

Elkton Area

Apparatus: Engine 36, Squad 33, Attack 37, Tanker 30, Brush 34, SERV 38, SERV 31, SERV 30, Engine 702, Brush 706, Engine 807, Engine 801, Engine 203 & FM 90

A severe thunderstorm blew through the Elkton area around 3:00pm creating 30 incidents for EVFC. Various calls included lines down, trees down down in the road, possible structure fires, and structural damage from wind. In all about 30 volunteers responded to the incidents.

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Update August 4: The National Weather Service in Baltimore MD/Washington DC has confirmed that a F0 tornado touched down in Elkton. Below is part of the statement from the NWS:

"AT ABOUT 3:06 PM A SMALL EF-0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE
SOUTHWEST PART OF ELKTON. TOUCHDOWN WAS ON THE BANKS OF THE SOUTH
FORK OF THE SHENANDOAH RIVER ALONG PARK AVENUE. IT SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED ABOUT A DOZEN LARGE HARDWOOD TREES IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS
AS IT TRAVELED WEST TO EAST. IT CROSSED 4TH STREET AND THEN
LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER IT CROSSED SOUTH 5TH STREET. AN EYEWITNESS IN
THE DAMAGED AREA REPORTED A SWIRLING WIND IN THE TREES AS THE
STORM MOVED THROUGH. ANOTHER EYEWITNESS ALSO REPORTED A DESCENDING
FUNNEL CLOUD FROM A VANTAGE POINT 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELKTON. THE
PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 70 YARDS. THE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 1/4 MILE."


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