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Tornado Touched Down in HoCo: Weather Service
The National Weather Service said the storm was responsible for tree into building.
When a tree fell onto an apartment building in Laurel last week, a tornado had ripped it out of the ground, the National Weather Service reported Monday.
Related: 32 HoCo Residents Displaced After Wednesday’s Storms
Howard County was under a tornado warning from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when the twister blew through the area.
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The tornado touched down at 1:13 p.m. approximately 200 yards south of Knights Bridge Road, with winds blowing 55 to 65 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
After uprooting a large tree near the Bowling Brook Apartments at Savage Mill, the tornado traveled 0.4 mile, shearing branches along a hillside near the apartment, the weather service reported; the tornado also snapped a sign before dissipating prior to Gorman Road.
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Photo Credit: Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.
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