Maryland weather: A tornado touched down in Monkton on Friday, National Weather Service confirms

A tornado with 90 mph winds touched down in the Monkton area Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service confirmed Sunday. The tornado caused no injuries or significant property damage, but did snap dozens of tree trunks, weather service meteorologists said. The area was placed under a tornado warning Friday afternoon based on meteorologists’ interpretation of…

Second body found in collapsed Baltimore warehouse after tornado

Friday night’s storm system produced two EF-1 tornadoes in Maryland, with one touching down in Baltimore City and County, producing winds of over 100 mph and knocking down part of an Amazon.com warehouse, killing two people. An EF-1 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale generally causes moderate damage. The scale goes from zero to five,…