Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Howard County, Maryland, May 23, 2019
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length5.53 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (39.21, -76.95) to the end point (39.18, -76.85), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 23, 2019, 1:27 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Maryland
- Counties
- Howard County
- Near the path
- Columbia (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 5.53 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 23, 2019
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2019 | EF3 | Texas, Oklahoma | 15.7 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF2 | Texas | 17.51 mi | 900 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF1 | Illinois | 1.34 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF1 | Missouri | 11.05 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF1 | Illinois | 1.56 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF1 | Indiana | 0.09 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF1 | Texas | 9.11 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Illinois | 0.73 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Texas | 0.59 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Texas | 0.71 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Texas | 0.29 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Texas | 0.04 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Pennsylvania | 1.56 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF0 | Texas | 4.47 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EFU | Texas | 0.07 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EFU | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EFU | Oklahoma | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.