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Video: Transformer Explodes Into Fireball During Tornado in Edgewater, Maryland
September 30, 2020 at 09:27 AM EDT
By WeatherBug
Severe weather was reported in Maryland on Thursday, September 3, as a tornado was confirmed just south of Annapolis.
Footage of the storm in Edgewater shows severe winds and sheets of rain, with a transformer exploding into a fireball.
“Have never seen a storm come up so fast and hard. I had just ran in the door from outside, turned and filmed, then boom,” Steven Chandler, who filmed this video, told Storyful.
The National Weather Service reported the EF-1 tornado reached estimated winds of 90 mph, with most damage being a result of downed trees.
Credit: Steven Chandler via Storyful
Footage of the storm in Edgewater shows severe winds and sheets of rain, with a transformer exploding into a fireball.
“Have never seen a storm come up so fast and hard. I had just ran in the door from outside, turned and filmed, then boom,” Steven Chandler, who filmed this video, told Storyful.
The National Weather Service reported the EF-1 tornado reached estimated winds of 90 mph, with most damage being a result of downed trees.
Credit: Steven Chandler via Storyful