A tornado with 125 mph wind gusts tore a path of damage through the Stevensville area of Kent Island overnight.
Homes were destroyed, large trees toppled and metal electricity poles twisted in the Bay City neighborhood, on the western shore of the island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. One injury was reported, Queen Anne’s County officials said.
The National Weather Service said the twister was rated an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, making it one of the most destructive tornadoes to hit the state in years.
“It felt like a rock concert with how loud it was,” said Don Testerman, 27, whose family’s home was shoved off its foundation and deemed unsafe to enter Monday morning.
Queen Anne's County Emergency Services Director Scott Haas said at a news conference early Monday that emergency workers have transported one person with a puncture wound that wasn't considered life-threatening. He says officials are headed out to assess the damage.
Delmarva Power reports about 8,000 customers in the county without power.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Mitchell Gaines in Mount Holly, N.J., said reports of damage near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge include downed trees, roof damage and boats into yards.
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