Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
Issued by NWS Sterling, VA
039 NOUS41 KLWX 120104 PNSLWX DCZ001-MDZ004>006-008-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ036>040-050- 051-053>057-501-502-505-506-526-527-121315- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 904 PM EDT Fri Jul 11 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for July 1, 2025 Breton Bay Tornado Event... .Breton Bay Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.0 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 07/01/2025 Start Time: 07:45 PM EDT Start Location: 3 SSW Leonardtown / St. Mary`s County / MD Start Lat/Lon: 38.259 / -76.672 End Date: 07/01/2025 End Time: 07:47 PM EDT End Location: 2 S Leonardtown / St. Mary`s County / MD End Lat/Lon: 38.264 / -76.655 On the evening of Tuesday July 1, 2025, a severe thunderstorm produced an EF-1 tornado three miles southwest of Leonardtown, along Breton Bay, Maryland. The tornado started near Breton Bay Community Dock where it uprooted two pine trees. The tornado then continued northeast along Lake and Breton View Drive and Breton View Court, causing numerous trees to uproot, snap, or have damage. Many trees were topped in this vicinity. One large sycamore tree was uprooted, with estimated wind speed of 90 MPH. Minor roof damage on a residence was observed, with shingles removed from the roof deck. The tornado took a path directly along the water-land interface, becoming a waterspout on the coves along Breton Bay, then returning ashore as a tornado. Numerous boats were flipped off their raised docks near and around Paw Paw Point, creating property damage as the vortex circulation headed northeast. A 3-foot diameter sycamore tree was snapped on Paw Paw Point, which led to the estimated maximum wind speed of the tornado of 100 MPH. A video of the the waterspout was forwarded to the NWS and deemed reliable, along with images of boat and tree damage at Paw Paw Point. Both the KLWX WSR-88D TADW TDWR weather radars showed a brief convergent couplet right over the area surveyed, corroborating with where the damage existed. The tornado lifted after it did its destruction on Paw Paw Point, as the NWS Storm team surveyed Mulberry Point to the northeast without any evidence of wind damage. From both KLWX WSR-88D in Sterling VA, and TADW TDWR at Joint Base Andrew radars, the vortex dissipated just west of MD Route 5, transforming to a rear flank downdraft which created straight line wind damage at several locations east of MD Route 5, extending to the Patuxent River, including around Naval Air Station Patuxent River. The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington would like to thank St. Mary`s County Department of Emergency Services, who provided invaluable support for this survey, as well as trained spotters and the public for providing narratives, photos, and videos. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.........65 to 85 mph EF1.........86 to 110 mph EF2.........111 to 135 mph EF3.........136 to 165 mph EF4.........166 to 200 mph EF5.........>200 mph $$ Lee/Belak/Rodriguez