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5297883

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event_typeLightning
ncei_event_id5,297,883
episode_id1,136,246
begin_utc2002-05-14T19:15:00+00:00
end_utc2002-05-14T20:15:00+00:00
stateMARYLAND
cz_typeC
cz_nameALLEGANY
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property50K
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
episode_narrativeShowers that produced damaging winds moved south through Maryland east of the Chesapeake Bay between 3:00 and 7:30 PM EDT. In Allegany County, winds between 50 and 65 MPH were reported by a spotter in Frostburg. Across the county, numerous trees and power lines were downed. In Cumberland, an unattached gabled roof blew off a building on Bond Street. The debris damaged structures nearby. A wind gust of 58 MPH was recorded at the Cumberland Regional Airport. In Frostburg, a power line and a street light were damaged. Lightning started a fire at a home in Cumberland which damaged the roof and the second story. In Washington County, several trees and wires were downed in Hagerstown and Smithsburg. In Frederick County, trees were downed in Frederick and Walkersville. A power line was downed onto Water Street Road in Walkersville. In Carroll County, limbs were downed in Eldersburg and Westminster near Route 97. In Baltimore County, trees and power lines were downed in Cockeysville and Baltimore. On Berkshire Road in Dundalk, the roof of a row house under construction was blown off. A wind gust of 50 MPH was recorded in Catonsville and a gust to 48 MPH was recorded in Perry Hall. In Howard County, a tree was downed in Ellicott City and limbs were downed in Columbia. In Montgomery County, a wind sensor recorded a wind gust of 87 MPH in Clarksburg. Trees were downed in Glen Echo, Potomac, Chevy Chase, Gaithersburg, Cabin John, and Silver Spring. Some downed trees led to temporary road closures. Pea sized hail was reported in Olney. Nearly 11,000 customers lost power across the county as a direct result of the storm. In Anne Arundel County, trees and a few power lines were downed in Annapolis, Glen Burnie, and Midlothian. In Prince George's County, trees were downed in the District Heights, Suitland, and Oxon Hill areas. In Calvert County, four trees were downed in the Chesapeake Beach area. In Charles County, trees were downed in Waldorf. A wind gust of 45 MPH was recorded in Pomfret.
event_narrativeA lightning fire damaged the roof and second story of a home.
year2,002

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