June 1, 2019
By Derek Brown
LocalDVM - The National Weather Service (click here) office in Sterling, Va., confirms that a tornado is to blame for Thursday afternoon's storm damage. The NWS rated this tornado as an EF-0.
WDVM's Meteorologist Derek Bowen says this storm prompted a tornado warning for S Washington and W Central Frederick Co., Md., on Thursday afternoon, but it was canceled early and replaced with a severe thunderstorm warning before the storm system cleared the county. A tornado warning was issued soon after for Howard and Anne Arundel Co., Md. as the storm continued to track off to the southeast.
A second tornado is to blame for storm damage Wednesday in N Fulton Co., Pa. The NWS in State College Pa, confirms an EF-1 tornado caused damage to property northeast of Breezewood, Pa. in the Wells Tannery...
May 30, 2019
Tornado after tornado struck the U.S. this May, (click here) creating a wild month of extreme weather. In total, over five hundred twisters were reported – nearly double the climatological average. An active jet stream combined with plentiful moisture in the Plains and Midwest created a volatile atmosphere, fueling the increased storms. Activity peaked in the last two weeks of May where over 400 tornadoes were reported....
