EF-1 tornadoes touched down in both Leesburg, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland Wednesday evening.
WASHINGTON — The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday night that multiple tornadoes touched down between Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia during severe weather Wednesday evening.
No injuries or deaths were reported. The only damages mentioned in the NWS report is minor vinyl damage and window damage, and a small shelter had the plastic roof ripped off. The NWS survey says a min-supercell formed southeast of the Leesburg tornado. Funnel clouds were spotted near John Poole Middle School of the EF-1 tornado.
The storm then entered Gaithersburg. NWS says evidence left behind of the tornado was found near Gaithersburg High School.
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