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Thursday Morning: Severe weather in the south heads east towards Maryland

One month ago we had a solid 30-40 inches of snow on the ground in Baltimore.  Most of the nation had snow on the ground, and that cut back on severe weather holding the year to lower than normal reports of tornadoes and hail.  See the latest severe weather charts in the slide show below which show that this season is still well below normal.  Today we are going for the third day in a row in the 60s, and watching severe storms in the deep south move in our direction. This storm will eventually reach us with heavy rain, flooding, and a minor threat of strong or severe thunderstorms.  See the forecast maps in the slide show below.  The rainfall forecast continues to go up for Maryland and the Mid Atlantic this weekend.

SEVERE WEATHER REPORT

The first sign of this powerful storm was the tornado in Oklahoma on Monday.  Click here to see that video. The outbreak on Wednesday was not widespread, but 5 reports of tornadoes were reported in Arkansas and Louisiana.  This made for the most active day in two months. So far only a few injuries, but no fatalities were reported.  Headline reports to the Storm Prediction Center:  

TORNADO REPORTS

In Center Hill, AR: Nine houses were damaged or destroyed with one person suffering a leg injury.

In Pearson, AR: Houses were badly damaged, with trees and power lines downed.  Three injuries were reported as 'major'.

HAIL REPORTS

Baseball Size:   Miller, AR.  South of Texarkana and west of Ferguson; 5 Miles South of Plain Dealing, LA.

Golf Ball Size:  Tarrent, TX; Redwater, TX; Domino, TX Hawkins, TX; Garland, AR; Columbia, AR; Lawson, AR; Pocahontas, AR; Conway, AR.

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Maryland area does not escape severe weather. Although 2009 was a quiet year for tornadoes around the nation, it was very active around Baltimore.  Three tornadoes touched down in the month of June.  see those reports here:

June 9th - Dundalk Tornado

June 20th - Essex Tornado on Doppler

June 20th - First hand Storm Pictures

Tornado Update: A second confirmed touchdown in Harford County and new damage pictures

Tornado report confirms golf course damage in Frederick County