The National Weather Service says the storm that blew through Salisbury, Maryland, was most likely a tornado.
Meteorologist Mike Dutter of the National Weather Service said Monday that the service will make an official confirmation on Tuesday when officials inspect the damage.
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Eyewitnesses said trees were split and cars were overturned. Homes and buildings were also damaged. No injuries had been reported Monday afternoon.
The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning with the possibility of a tornado.
Dutter said the storm intensified extremely rapidly but only briefly over Salisbury. If it was a tornado, he said it appears to have touched the ground for course of a mile, maybe two.
A quick spin-up #Tornado may have impacted the #Salisbury area - given the radar / reports. This led to additional warnings. #mdwx pic.twitter.com/J5TjRrmBsJ
— Mike Taylor (@ABC2Mike) August 7, 2017
Possible tornado touchdown. No injuries reported so far. Carrolton and John St. #Wx pic.twitter.com/xg6yMCkWN6
— Salisbury Police (@SalisburyPD) August 7, 2017
ABC2 News contributed to this report.
