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The 2002 La Plata tornado (/ l ə ˈ p l eɪ t ə / lə-PLAY-tə) [3] was an extremely powerful and fast-moving multi-vortex tornado that devastated the town of La Plata, Maryland, [4] killing 3 people and injuring 122 others. [5] [6] It was the costliest tornado of the tornado outbreak of April 27–28, 2002, causing at least $115 million in ...
A widespread, destructive tornado outbreak affected Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska on April 27, 2002, and Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia on the following day, April 28. Generally, tornado reports were widely scattered in each state, but significant to severe ...
La Plata, Maryland on April 28; Barnard, South Dakota on June 23; ... The Tornado Season of 2002 was a below average season with only 934 tornadoes touching down, ...
In 2002, an EF4 tornado devastated parts of La Plata, Maryland, south of DC. That storm killed three people and caused more than $100 million in damage, according to data from the National Weather ...
Maryland Route 6 is the main east-west highway serving La Plata, following Port Tobacco Road and Charles Street through town. From La Plata, MD 6 heads west to Port Tobacco and continues east to Charlotte Hall. Maryland Route 225 follows Hawthorne Road westward from US 301 in La Plata, eventually reaching Maryland Route 210 near Indian Head.
On April 28, 2002, a violent and fast-moving tornado struck the town of La Plata, Maryland. The tornado was initially rated F5 by the National Weather Service office in Baltimore/Washington, but it was downgraded in a secondary damage survey. For a small period of time, this made it the easternmost F5 tornado in the United States.
With 55 tornadoes in 2024 as of Thursday, Iowa has seen the most tornadoes this year. A graphic from AccuWeather depicting the number of tornadoes each state has seen so far in 2024.
Highway 67's asphalt was scoured. This tornado caused $45 million (2002 USD) in damage. [13] [14] NWS: April 28 2002 United States Maryland: La Plata: 3 (122 injuries) 2002 La Plata tornado — A long-tracked violent tornado touched down in Marbury in southern Maryland. It continued on an ESE track eventually striking La Plata at F4 strength ...