Baltimore tornado? National Weather Service confirms 3 Maryland tornadoes

A tornado touched down in Baltimore, Fork (in Baltimore County), and Coltons Point today. The Baltimore-area tornadoes were all rated EF-0, the lowest-energy tornado.

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A Baltimore Raven walks off the field in Owings Mills, Md., Tuesday, June 11. The ominous sky showed hints of the three tornadoes that touched down in the Baltimore area today.

Baltimore, Fork, and Coltons Point all saw a tornado touch down today, the National Weather Service has confirmed. 

In a statement posted on its website Tuesday afternoon, the weather service says all three Maryland tornadoes were rated EF-0.

The tornado in Fork, which is in Baltimore County, touched down about 3:20 p.m. with estimated maximum winds of 80 mph.

In Baltimore, the tornado was reported about 3:44 p.m. at Locust Point. The Weather Service says a waterspout over the Patapsco River came onshore. Wind was estimated at 80 mph.

In Coltons Point in St. Mary's County, a tornado touched down about 9 p.m. with maximum winds of 65 mph.

No injuries were reported in any of the tornadoes.

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