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From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Thu May 02 2002 - 20:22:25 EDT

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A number of severe thunder storms swept through the mid-Atlantic states on
April 28, bringing high winds, hailstones, and heavy rains to many areas.
The intense storms spawned at least two tornadoes, one of which was
classified as an F5 funnel cloud--the most severe category, with winds in
excess of 260 miles per hour (425 km per hour). The powerful tornado
touched down in southern Maryland and ripped through the town of La Plata,
destroying most of the historic downtown. The twister--the strongest ever
recorded to hit the state and perhaps the strongest ever recorded in the
eastern U.S.--flattened everything in its path along a 24-mile (39 km)
swath running west to east through the state.

The tornado's path can be seen clearly in this panchromatic image acquired
on May 1 by the Advanced Land Imager (ALI), flying aboard NASA's EO-1
satellite. La Plata is situated toward the left hand side of this scene and
the twister's swath is the bright stripe passing through the town and
running eastward 6 miles (10 km) toward the Patuxent River beyond the
righthand side of the image. This stripe is the result of the vegetation
flattened by the storm. The flattened vegetation reflects more light than
untouched vegetation.

http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/20020502laplata.html

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