and the strongest since another F-4 tornado struck Frostburg, MD four years earlier. The tornado was rated an F-4 by the National Weather Service, with winds over 200 miles per hour.Only six F-4 ...

A tornado ripped through southern Maryland ... weather service said there have only been two other F4 storms in Maryland -- one in 1998 in Frostburg with no fatalities and one in 1926 in La ...

The National Weather Service announced yesterday that the April 28 tornado that claimed five lives in and around La Plata was an F4 on the Fujita Damage Scale, and not an F5 as preliminary ...

LA PLATA, Md. (WJZ) --On this day 20 years ago, one of the most powerful tornadoes to ever hit the Mid-Atlantic carved a 64-mile path across southern Maryland. "You wouldn't recognize this town if ...

Hours later, the region would be struck by one of the strongest tornadoes ever recorded in the Mid Atlantic and the strongest since another F-4 tornado struck Frostburg, Maryland just four years ...

Violent tornadoes--one rated F4 or F5 on the Fujita scale--are extremely rare. Only one was reported last year, the F4 November 15, 2005 tornado that injured 37 people when it swept through ...

Consequently, a short lived F4 tornado formed in Frostburg, Maryland. Given the relatively rural nature of Frostburg and low population density, damage was minimal and there were no reported ...

Here’s a look at some notable tornadoes in the state: June 2, 1998: An F4 tornado destroyed 30 homes in Frostburg, according to the National Weather Service. A paper bill was carried 100 miles ...