...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/04/22 SMITH ISLAND TORNADO EVENT... THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS AND NEWS OUTLETS. RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.2 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: NONE INJURIES: 1 START DATE: AUGUST 4, 2022 START TIME: 7:20 PM EDT START LOCATION: SHEEP PEN GUT IN SMITH ISLAND, MD START LAT/LON: 37.9695 / -76.0467 END DATE: AUGUST 4, 2022 END TIME: 7:27 PM EDT END LOCATION: EWELL IN SMITH ISLAND, MD END LAT/LON: 38.0000 / -76.0300 A WATERSPOUT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF SMITH ISLAND BEFORE MOVING ASHORE AND CAPSIZING SEVERAL BOATS LONGER THAN 25 FEET IN SHEEP PEN GUT. AFTER CROSSING SHEEP PEN GUT, THE TORNADO CROSSED MARSH ROAD JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF CALVARY CHURCH, WHERE POWER POLES WERE DOWNED. THE TORNADO TRACKED TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND REACHED HIGH-END EF-1 INTENSITY WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 110 MPH WHEN IT ARRIVED AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARSH ROAD AND SMITH ISLAND ROAD. THE TORNADO RIPPED THE ROOF OFF OF ISLAND TIME BED AND BREAKFAST AND ANOTHER BLOCK BUILDING RIGHT AFTER THIS POINT. IN ADDITION, A MOBILE HOME JUST NORTH OF THESE TWO BUILDINGS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND ONE RESIDENT WAS INJURED. MULTIPLE TREES WERE DOWNED IN THIS AREA AS WELL. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST, CROSSING SMITH ISLAND ROAD AND MOVING WELL INTO THE MARSH EAST OF SMITH ISLAND ROAD. THE TORNADO WEAKENED SOME BEFORE REACHING THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLAND, BUT STILL SEVERELY DAMAGED AN OUTBUILDING JUST WEST OF THE LOCAL POST OFFICE. IT ALSO OVERTURNED A GOLF CART, WHICH FELL INTO LEVERING CREEK. THE TORNADO MOVED BACK INTO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SHORTLY AFTER CROSSING LEVERING CREEK. && EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA.