Tornado Warning Expires In Howard, Anne Arundel Counties

A tornado warning for Howard and Anne Arundel counties expired after 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 30. Weather officials issued the warning after a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles northeast of Olney at 3:21 p.m.

It was moving southeast at 40 mph, and radar indicated there was rotation, the National Weather Service reported.

Students in both Anne Arundel and Howard County public schools sheltered in place until after the tornado warning expired, officials advised.

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Here are some scenes from the storm event:

According to the tornado warning, the storm would be in these areas at the following times:

• Ellicott City around 3:30 p.m.
• Columbia around 3:35 p.m.
• Laurel and Savage-Guilford around 3:40 p.m.
• Severn, Elkridge, Baltimore-Washington Airport, Odenton, Ferndale, Fort Meade and Pumphrey around 3:45 p.m.

Fulton, Hanover, Linthicum, Simpsonville, Clarksville, Ilchester, Savage, Glenwood, Dayton and Harmans may also be impacted by what the National Weather Service called a "tornadic thunderstorm."

In the event of a tornado, the safest places are in the basement or lowest floor of a solid structure, away from windows.