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elleng

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Wed Jun 5, 2024, 07:50 PM Jun 2024

Tornado confirmed in Montgomery County as warning ends.

Multiple structures in Gaithersburg have collapsed with people trapped inside, according to Montgomery County Fire officials.

Several tornado warnings were issued for parts of Maryland and Virginia Wednesday evening. Montgomery County was under a tornado warning until it expired at 8:15 p.m.

The National Weather Service has confirmed a funnel in Poolesville in Montgomery County. An earlier tornado was confirmed in Loudoun County, Virginia earlier Wednesday as well.

The storm's rotation was spotted in Poolesville and around Gaithersburg, Olney and Brookeville as warnings continued to pop up for hours Wednesday night.

Damages are being reported across Montgomery County Wednesday evening, including multiple structures that have collapsed with people trapped inside them in Gaithersburg.

Currently, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard Counties are still under a tornado warning until 8:45 p.m.

https://www.wusa9.com/article/weather/severe-weather/tornado-warnings-issued-in-multiple-counties-across-maryland-montgomery-frederick-loudon/65-47ffde20-f23b-433e-b539-556a12e76eb6?

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