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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
307 PM EDT Thu May 1 2025

...A Destructive Severe Thunderstorm Created Substantial Wind
Damage for Parts of Northernmost Maryland Saturday Night April
19, 2025...

On the evening of Saturday April 19, 2025, a severe thunderstorm
moved east across northernmost Maryland and extreme northeastern
West Virginia causing extensive damage. Damage was from a severe
west wind that accompanied the thunderstorm at times. All damage
noted was blown towards the east.

The storm entered Garrett County Maryland in the northwest corner
of Maryland at 8:40 PM EDT. The Bittinger, MD site on the
Maryland Mesonet measured a 58 mph wind gust at 8:56 PM EDT.
However, while there were scattered trees downed across central
Garrett County, more significant damage was noted closer to the
Mason-Dixon Line in the northern part of the county. Garrett
County Dept of Emergency Management and the National Weather
Service surveyed the area. In Friendsville, a flat metal roof was
blown off one building and onto a neighboring building. In
Selbysport along both sides of Youghiogheny Lake, about 2 dozen
trees were downed, including several large pines that were
snapped, one into a home. At the Keysers Ridge MD Dept of
Transportation facility, a wood-framed salt dome was heavily
damaged by the wind - where a 62 mph gust was measured at 8:53 PM
EDT. One mile north of Grantsville, a storage addition to a home
had its roof shifted and, as a result, some of the cinderblock
walls partially collapsed. Just north of High Point, a large
2-story barn was pushed over and destroyed, a small pavilion was
unroofed, and dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped. Many power
lines were downed and a few poles were snapped due to the weight
of trees falling on lines. Peak winds in the most heavily damaged
areas were estimated to have been up to 90 mph.

As the storm complex moved east into Allegany County, noted
damage became more scattered. The highest measured wind gust in
the area was 59 mph measured at Greater Cumberland Regional
Airport. Scattered tree damage was observed in Midlothian, Mt.
Savage, Barrelville, and Corriganville, as well as shingle damage
in Cumberland. Tree damage was also noted in Little Orleans MD and
in adjacent Mineral County WV. Allegany County Emergency
Management reported four injuries in the county.

The storm moved into the far eastern panhandle of West Virginia
where it brought down large trees and power lines in the center of
Great Cacapon WV. Along WV-9 on Cacapon Mountain several large
trees fell onto homes and vehicles near the Panorama Overlook. In
Berkeley Springs WV, several large trees were brought down
including along Fairview Drive where a chain reaction toppled many
power lines. A home was partially unroofed in Hedgesville WV,
with tree damage extending into Spring Mills WV. There were dozens
of reports of trees and wires down.

The storm again intensified as it crossed over Washington County
Maryland, with significant tree and power line damage around Clear
Spring and Maugansville MD. Several homes sustained siding
damage, two barns were partially unroofed, and there were reports
of sheds destroyed. HGR Airport reported a peak gust of 75 mph at
10:00 PM. The MD Dept of Transportation sensor at Ringgold MD
reported a 70 mph gust. A resident in Hagerstown reported several
trees snapped and uprooted over 200 yards.

In downtown Hagerstown a building near the intersection of S
Potomac Street and W Antietam St had a portion of its roof ripped
off. An older building at the intersection of National Pike and E
Franklin Street had half of its roof peeled off onto E Franklin
St. A building at the intersection of N Mulberry Street and E
Franklin Street had most of its roof covering material peeled off.
An industrial building at the intersection of Pope Avenue and E
1st Street had major portions of its roof peeled off and thrown
downwind onto nearby homes along E 1st Street. Estimated wind
gusts in the damaged areas were 70-95 mph.

As it moved east into Frederick and Carroll Counties in north-
central MD, Camp David MD at an elevation of 1800 feet reported a
peak gust of 81 mph at 10:12 PM. Thurmont MD Mesonet reported 59
mph, where nearby five large 60 foot tall trees were uprooted, one
of which crushed an unoccupied vehicle. There were also 10 trees
that were snapped near the top. Carroll County Regional Airport
just north of Westminster reported a 71 mph wind gust at 10:28 PM.
The Public Safety Training Center in Westminster had a garage
door blown in, and there was roof damage to barns around Union
Bridge and Keymar. A tree was blown into a home in Frizzellburg.
There were a few dozen reports of trees and wires down across the
north half of the county from the Westminster area, north to the
Pennsylvania line.

The storm continued east and weakened slightly as it crossed
northern Baltimore County and northern Harford County. Several
wind gusts of 40-49 mph were reported around Gunpowder Falls,
Norrisville, Bay Ridge and Conowingo. A campground near Freeland
had several large trees uprooted and snapped, at least one onto a
trailer. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted in Parkton.
The storm dissipated as it moved across Cecil County in
northeastern Maryland between 11:30 PM and midnight.

Notable measured peak wind gusts:
62 mph: Maryland DOT sensor at I-68 and US-219 (Keysers Ridge) at 8:53 PM EDT
58 mph: Maryland Mesonet in Bittinger, MD at 8:56 PM EDT
75 mph: ASOS at the Hagerstown Regional Airport (KHGR) at 10:00 PM EDT
70 mph: Maryland DOT sensor at MD-64 and MD-418 (Ringgold) at 10:09 PM EDT
81 mph: AWOS at Camp David (KRSP) at 10:12 PM EDT
59 mph: Maryland Mesonet in Thurmont, MD at 10:12 PM
71 mph: AWOS at Carroll County Regional Airport (KDMW) at 10:28 PM EDT

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