...NWS Damage Survey for Bowie MD Tornado Event Wednesday July 5 2022... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length: 1.0 mile Path Width: 125 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Jul 5 2022 Start Time: 531 PM EDT Start Location: 1 NW Bowie MD Start Lat/Lon: 38.9710/-76.7470 End Date: Jun 5 2022 End Time: 534 PM EDT End Location: 1 NE Bowie MD End Lat/Lon: 38.9697/-76.7281 A supercell thunderstorm spawned a brief EF0 tornado just north of Bowie, MD in Prince Georges County late on Wednesday afternoon July 5 2022 between 5:31 and 5:34 PM EDT. This supercell spawned along the Howard/Montgomery County line as a result of a remnant mesoscale convective vortex moving through the region which had moved through the Ohio Valley earlier in the day. It evolved into a cluster of cells initially before splitting off into an individual supercell that would develop rotation as it moved out of southeastern Montgomery County into northwestern Prince Georges County. The tornado caused extensive tree damage in the Somerset subdivision just north of Bowie, MD. There was also once incidence where a tree had fallen on top of residence on Stafford Ln. The most concentrated areas of damage occurred between Stafford Ln. and Saber Ln. However, there were several other trees down in the area outside of the more concentrated tornadic damage, particularly along Buckingham Drive perpendicular to White Marsh Branch. At this location along Buckingham Drive, trees fell upon power lines, snapping several supporting utility poles. The tornado initially touched down around Tarragon Ln. and tracked eastward over the Bowie High School Annex before tracking into the Somerset subdivision, where the majority of the damage was observed. The tornado would then lift just before reaching southern portions of Whitemarsh Park. KLWX WSR-88D Doppler Radar in Sterling VA depicted a tight velocity couplet that corresponded to the location of the damage described above. Residents in the area noted that they received the wireless emergency alert disseminating the Tornado Warning issued by the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office prior to the damage occurring, and took appropriate action to reduce their risk of injury from the tornado. The Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office in Sterling, thanks the City of Bowie and the Prince Georges County Department of Emergency Services for their assistance in this survey, along with the residents of Prince Georges County that were witness to this tornado event. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.........65 to 85 mph EF1.........86 to 110 mph EF2.........111 to 135 mph EF3.........136 to 165 mph EF4.........166 to 200 mph EF5.........>200 mph