The National Weather Service confirmed at least nine tornadoes hit Maryland and at least another seven touched down in Virginia during Tropical Storm Isaias on Tuesday.
Now up to 3 dozen tornadoes from Isaias. just confirmed another EF-1 tornado from Piney Point to Callaway in St Marys County MD (5.3 mile track).
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In Maryland, three tornadoes were confirmed in Worcester County, two in St. Mary’s County, two in Wicomico County, one in Queen Anne’s County and one in Calvert County.
The only EF-2 tornadoes, which bring winds of 111 mph to 135 mph and the potential for considerable damage, in Maryland were in Wicomico County, and both traveled less than 4 miles.
Two EF-2 tornadoes, one in Southampton County and one that traveled in both Lancaster and Northumberland counties, also ripped through Virginia. Both traveled over 15 miles.
In Virginia, Northumberland saw the EF-2 and another twister, two hit Suffolk County, one hit Gloucester County, one hit James City and the other EF-2 hit Southampton.
The farthest traveling tornado in either state was in Virginia. An EF-1 tornado, bringing winds from 86 mph to 110 mph, touched down in Virginia through both Suffolk County and Pasquotank County. The twister traveled 26.9 miles.
Elsewhere in the region, Isaias brought a record-setting tornado to Delaware. An EF-1 tornado hit the state in Kent County and the city of New Castle and traveled for a state-record length of 29.2 miles. It was also the farthest-traveling twister that’s been confirmed during Tropical Storm Isaias.
The NWS has confirmed 36 tornadoes as a result of the powerful storm. The only state with more than Maryland? North Carolina, with 12.
North Carolina was also the only state to see an EF-3 as a result of Isaias. A twister traveled 10 miles through Bertie County and brought winds between 136-165 miles per hour and severe damage.
