Tornado (F3) — Prince George'S, Maryland
September 24, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
55
Property damage
$100.0M
Tornado scale
F3
Area
Prince George'S
Event narrative (NOAA)
A large multi-vortex tornado touched down near Hyattsville, tracked along the Route 1 cooridor from College Park to Laurel, then crossed into Howard County. The tornado killed 2 students at the University of Maryland, injured 54 others countywide, and caused 100 million dollars in damage.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.