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Small Tornado Seen in Frederick, MD

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - The National Weather Service is confirming that a small tornado struck southern Frederick County on Saturday. No injuries were reported from the storm.
 
The agency said Monday night that the twister was an EF-0 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 65 mph. Its path was 1.5 miles long and up 75 yards wide.
 
The weather service says the tornado touched down at 7:39 p.m. in far southern Frederick County near the intersection of state routes 28 and 85.
 
The agency says high winds snapped a large tree at the base, broke large limbs on other trees and pushed over a mailbox.

     
 

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Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.