Microburst Confirmed In Perry Hall Wednesday, Other Areas Also Impacted By Severe Weather
FALLSTON, Md. (WJZ) -- Baltimore County Officials say a microburst hit the Perry Hall area Wednesday causing large trees to snap.
Many who live in the area thought it was a tornado. The assistant fire chief said the intense storm had winds of 80 to 90 miles an hour.
Baltimore County officials say it was not a tornado that hit that the Perry Hall area yesterday—but a microburst with 80-90mph winds @wjz pic.twitter.com/pkDttMyeNs
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 30, 2019
A tree tore through the roof of one home. Homeowner Anita Stone told WJZ she was downstairs and the storm startled her, but she was relieved her family was safe.
Some of the trees that came down in Nottingham from severe storms last night. @wjz pic.twitter.com/DVC293pek9
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 30, 2019
Throughout the day Thursday, you could hear chainsaws buzzing in Nottingham.
Jeffrey Smith showed WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren the damage to his deck. He was eating dinner about a mile away when the microburst moved through.
"It was a total whiteout," he said. "You couldn't see a thing."
Crews worked through the intense storm happening now to cover the roof of a home damaged yesterday in Nottingham @wjz pic.twitter.com/nzWoHirD1l
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 30, 2019
His neighbor Rocco Malinowski heard something hit his house and said the rain was coming down in sheets with zero visibility.
In Harford County, the National Weather Service surveyed damage for a possible tornado in Fallston.
Officials said winds of up to 90 miles per hour were reported.
5/30 National Weather Service is in the area this morning assessing storm damage from last night. As always if you are unsure who is in your area please ask for identification. They will probably be accessing some properties to get a clear assessment of last night storm.
— Fallston Fire Co (@FallstonFireCo) May 30, 2019
Strong Storms Cause Power Losses, Damage Across Maryland
Chopper 13 showed several treetops sheared off and many large trees down.
Some of the storm damage in Fallston from Chopper 13 @wjz #MdWx #weather pic.twitter.com/k6xbEG2BYO
— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) May 30, 2019
When storms moved through again Thursday afternoon, a person was injured in Reisterstown after a tree fell on a vehicle.
UPDATE: WORKING RESCUE//Dover Rd & Byerly Rd, Reisterstown//patient extricated; critically injured. Will be transported via aviation^NT
— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) May 30, 2019
As of 6 p.m., more than six thousand people were without power.