...EF-0 TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR LANDOVER MD...

LOCATION...1 NW SPRINGDALE IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY MD
DATE...JUNE 1 2012 
ESTIMATED TIME...5:27 PM TO 5:28 PM EDT 
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH 
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
LENGTH...0.9 MILES 
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.944N / 76.846W 
ENDING LAT/LON...38.953N / 76.834W
* FATALITIES...NONE
* INJURIES...NONE

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO 
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS 
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...

A TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A GROUND SURVEY OF 
DAMAGE NEAR LANDOVER MARYLAND. BASED ON THIS SURVEY ALONG WITH RADAR 
DATA THE TEAM DETERMINED THAT A WEAK EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR 
LANDOVER MARYLAND.

A SHORT NARROW DAMAGE PATH WAS ENCOUNTERED BETWEEN MEADOWHILL ROAD AND 
FORBES BLVD...CONSISTING OF SPOTTY TREE DAMAGE...CONSISTING MAINLY OF 
A FEW TREES UPROOTED AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED. THE DEBRIS FIELD 
HERE EXHIBITED EVIDENCE OF CYCLONIC CURVATURE CONSISTENT WITH A WEAK 
EF-0 TORNADO.