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September 29, 2006
2 Reported Tornadoes Touch Down in Anne Arundel County
Two apparent tornadoes touched down in Anne Arundel County last night, downing trees and power lines but causing no injuries, authorities said.The abundance of the damage occurred in the lower Magothy Beach area of Severna Park -- on North and South drives and Hemingway Lane, said Rhonda Wardlaw, a spokeswoman for Anne Arundel County Executive Janet S. Owens.
"We have two confirmed touchdowns," Wardlaw said.About 20 homes were damaged by downed trees -- 11 of those deemed uninhabitable, said Pam Jordan, a spokeswoman for the county emergency operations center. She said the Red Cross was assisting affected families with housing and other services.
Authorities were working last night to assess damage and had blocked off several streets while attempting to clear downed, but live, power lines and debris from roadways.
When Alexis and I ventured out to run some errands this morning we found tree limbs galore through out our journey. There is a big neighborhood near the main route that had part of it's white fence taken out by a very large downed tree limb. There was a house at the end of the street that lost a sizeable limb as well, but it doesn't appear to have done any damage.
The tornadoes themselves were in the area, but they did not visit our neighborhood, though as you can see in the quote above they did do quite a bit of damage nearby. We hung out in the basement about 30-45 minutes and then it was over. The rain continued, but the wind died down for the most part. The joys of a cold front, but the weather is lovely today.
Found via the Baltimore Sun.
Posted by Dianne at September 29, 2006 12:32 PM
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