A very strong thunderstorm moved out of Shenandoah County, Virginia that Sunday afternoon and that cell created a half-mile wide tornado that hit Charles County, traveling 24 miles through the region.

Two years ago, on a sun-drenched late April day that suddenly turned dark with ominous clouds, one of the most powerful tornadoes to strike the East Coast bore down on the town of La Plata. In minutes ...

When Bob Rhode arrived in La Plata from Ocean City with the first out-of-town cleanup crew the morning after the April 28 tornado, devastation haunted the town. Downed trees, flattened buildings and ...

April 28 marks 20 years since one of the state’s deadliest tornadoes hit Maryland. It was just after 7 p.m. April 28, 2002, a F4 tornado hit LaPlata in Charles County. Three people died, 122 people ...

La Plata is preparing several events to commemorate the town’s rebirth following a tornado 10 years ago that destroyed much of downtown La Plata and killed five people. The town is preparing a walking ...

The loss of property was estimated to be more than $100 million.<P> In La Plata, the storm caused more than $5.35 million in property damage, Hale said.<P> The tornado that hit Yazoo City cut a ...

EVER HIT MARYLAND. YEAH, IT WAS A STORM THAT STARTED OUT WEST. AND AS IT TRACKED THIS WAY TOWARDS SOUTHERN MARYLAND, IT JUST INCREASED IN INTENSITY. AND WE SAW THIS DAMAGE THERE. AND WE’LL SEE A ...