Tornado warnings continue for parts of Maryland to the northeast of Baltimore.
As of 9:44 p.m., the tornado-warned storm was moving northeast out of the D.C. and Baltimore areas toward Delaware. Thousands of Maryland residents are experiencing power outages Wednesday night after a tornado ripped through parts of the state, causing extensive tree damage and downed wires. According to FOX 5 meteorologists Mike Thomas and Caitlin Roth, the tornado touched down in Poolesville and was confirmed by spotters, tracking east at 20-25 miles per hour around 7:14 p.m.
And right now, that hook, that tornado which just crossed 270, you saw it on our skycam has now pushed off to the east, and it is right north and east of Gaithersburg. But it is a tornado on the move, and it is heading due east into more central sections of Montgomery County, in between Laytonsville and Olney. That's where it's going. It's holding together. It's got a lot of lightning with it, too."Damage has been reported with several downed trees in Gaithersburg.
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