Funnel cloud was sighted during warning for Talbot County

The Easton Volunteer Police Department has no reports of damage at this time. The warning expired at 1:15 PM.

Original warning:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR, EAST CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND, SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTY IN EASTERN MARYLAND, UNTIL 115 PM EDT

AT 12:52 PM ,A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TRAPPE,OR 7 MILES SOUTH OF EASTON,MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD: DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO BETWEEN OXFORD AND TRAPPE.

IMPACT,FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS,WINDOWS,AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE:
EASTON,TRAPPE,PRESTON,WINDYHILL,CHOPTANK,HARMONY,
MATTHEWS,TANYARD AND HAMBLETON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,

TO REPEAT,A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS OR IN A VEHICLE,MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.