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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
103 PM EDT THU APR 7 2011

...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS A EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED IN
NORTHERN WALDORF MARYLAND ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 5 2011...

LOCATION...NORTHERN WALDORF IN CHARLES COUNTY MARYLAND
DATE...APRIL 5 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...4:48 AM EDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...65 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...0.1 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...38.6521N / 76.8901W
ENDING LAT/LON...38.6534N / 76.8899W
* 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...

AFTER A REVIEW OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION WEATHER RADARS...AND A GROUND SURVEY BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...THE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON WEATHER
FORECAST OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED
THAT A BRIEF WEAK TORNADO STRUCK THE COMMUNITY OF MARBELLA IN
NORTHERN WALDORF DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY APRIL
5TH. THE STORM WAS RATED AS AN EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE
WITH PEAK WIND SPEEDS AROUND 65 MPH. DAMAGE INCLUDED A LARGE PINE
TREE BLOWN OVER INTO A HOUSE ROOF...SEVERAL ORNAMENTAL COMMUNITY
TREES SNAPPED...DAMAGE TO A FENCE...AND MANY SMALL WINDBLOWN
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

THE TORNADO WAS PRODUCED FROM A SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT
MOVED ACROSS THE REGION IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. IT ONLY TRACKED
ABOUT A TENTH OF A MILE BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER LESS THAN A
MINUTE ON THE GROUND.

$$
NWS BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON