Delmarva Severe Weather: Saturday June 13th

Scattered strong to severe storms broke out Saturday afternoon over Delmarva. Earlier in the afternoon strong thunderstorms developed over the southern Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's eastern shore. A waterspout (tornado over water) was reported at Somers Cove Marine in Crisfield, MD at 1:15 pm. The waterspout was located just outside the marina basin in the Little Annemessex River and lasted about 5 minutes.

Here is a photo taken by Dockhand Linda Wilmer.

Later that afternoon a severe thunderstorm developed and tracked through Southwestern Kent County, DE and Sussex County, DE. The storm acquired rotation and prompted a tornado warning. The storm had 80 mph wind gusts, large hail, and funnel clouds reported. Numerous property, crop, and tree damage occurred from this storm. Below is the link to the National Weather Service's storm survey on this event. The survey includes details on the storm, damage, and additional photos. http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/phi/storms/06132009.html

Here is a tree damage photo taken from Rick Szutenbach in Greenwood, DE after the storm. Just imagine how strong the winds were to be able to uproot a tree that size.