Over 100 trees were damaged when a tornado briefly touched down north of Baltimore, Maryland on Thursday.
The National Weather Service said that a tornado, rated EF-1 on the enhanced Fujita scale, with peak winds of 95 mph caused extensive tree damage along a two-mile path in and around Jacksonville, which is about 21 miles north of downtown Baltimore.
The tornado was active for less than five minutes, spanning from 4:51 – 4:55 p.m.
EF-1 tornados are classified as tornados with wind speeds between 85 – 110 mph.
A survey team with the NWS said that the tornado started north of the intersection of Merrymans Mill Road and Jarrettsville Pike and moved northeast from there.
A tornado with winds up to 95 miles per hour tore through Jacksonville in northern Baltimore County Thursday afternoon, uprooting at least 100 trees, according to the National Weather Service
As authorities in the Baltimore area gauged damage left in the wake of a series of powerful thunderstorms Thursday evening, meteorologists worked “double duty” locking in forecasts for another potentially damaging weather pattern.