A pair of squall line thunderstorms produced damaging wind gusts as they moved across the Eastern Shore late in the afternoon and during the evening on the 4th. The first squall line caused the worst damage of the day and also spawned a tornado. About 5,000 Delmarva Power and Light customers lost power across the Eastern Shore because of the damaging winds and lightning.

Thunderstorm Wind in TALBOT, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 20:30:00 to 04-JUN-08 20:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: MATTHEWS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm overturned a tractor-trailer on Maryland State Route 328 in Matthews. No injuries were reported. About 5,000 homes and businesses lost power because of the series of thunderstorms throughout the day on the 4th in Talbot County.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 18:20:00 to 04-JUN-08 18:20:00 (EST-5)
Location: STEVENSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and wires on Harbor Drive in Bay City.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 19:53:00 to 04-JUN-08 19:53:00 (EST-5)
Location: BRYANTOWN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm tore down large tree limbs and wires in Bryantown.

Thunderstorm Wind in TALBOT, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 14:51:00 to 04-JUN-08 14:58:00 (EST-5)
Location: WITTMAN
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

As the squall line moved through Talbot County, a wind gust to 58 mph was measured at the southern tip of Tilghman Island and trees and wires were knocked down in Whittman.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 14:55:00 to 04-JUN-08 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: STEVENSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

As the squall line of severe thunderstorms moved through Queen Anne's County, several trees were knocked down across Kent Island. Another tree was also knocked down near the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and Maryland State Route 310 in Queenstown.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAROLINE, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 20:15:00 to 04-JUN-08 20:30:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRESTON
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The second severe thunderstorm of the day knocked down several more trees and wires across the southern tier of Caroline County. The wind damage though was worst when the first squall line came through. About 1,100 homes and businesses lost power because of the series of thunderstorms throughout the day on the 4th in Caroline County.

Tornado in CAROLINE, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 15:12:00 to 04-JUN-08 15:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: BETHLEHEM
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 300.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

An EF0 tornado touched down west of Preston and moved through the city before lifting. The tornado was part of a squall line that moved through the area during the afternoon of the 4th. The combination of the squall line and the tornado caused about $500,000 in damage to about 30 homes and businesses in and around Preston. Numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted. The only reported injury was a man who hurt himself using a chainsaw during the clean-up.
The tornado touched down just west of Havercamp Road and proceeded east through Preston before lifting east of Payne Road. On Havercamp Road. shingles were blown from one home and a boat and trailer were lifted by the tornado and slammed to the ground. The nearby Sisk and Son Warehouse suffered wind damage to three of their silos, one was bowed in on one side. In Preston itself, the roof was lifted and torn from the Expert Express building. Very large trees smashed and destroyed a few vehicles. A manure shed tin roof was blown off and the roof trusses were toppled. A silo was badly damaged on Maple Avenue. Several homes suffered roof damage from either fallen trees or the wind itself along Choptank Road,  and Chambers Street. Just before the tornado lifted, it damaged another silo on Payne Road.
The tornado's path length was estimated at 2.2 miles, its path width was about 50 yards and the maximum estimated wind speed was about 75 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAROLINE, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 15:10:00 to 04-JUN-08 15:16:00 (EST-5)
Location: PRESTON
Magnitude: 65.00 EG
Property damage: 200.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A squall line of severe thunderstorms plus an EF0 tornado caused wind damage across southwestern Caroline County. The combination of the squall line and the tornado caused about $500,000 in damage to about 30 homes and businesses in and around Preston. Most of the non-tornadic wind damage occurred on the south side of Preston and also from Poplar Neck Road westward. The worst reported damage occurred on Poplar Neck Road where three irrigation systems were toppled and twisted, a garage building was blown away and several large trees were knocked down. One damaged the side of one home. In Preston, most of the thunderstorm wind damage occurred on Apple Lane. No injuries were reported.

Thunderstorm Wind in CAROLINE, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 15:26:00 to 04-JUN-08 15:26:00 (EST-5)
Location: DENTON
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The squall line of severe thunderstorms knocked down several trees. One downed tree damaged a home in Denton.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 19:41:00 to 04-JUN-08 19:41:00 (EST-5)
Location: LOVE PT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down large tree limbs and wires in Love Point. The downed wires apparently was the cause of a home in the area that filled with smoke.

Thunderstorm Wind in QUEEN ANNE'S, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 20:00:00 to 04-JUN-08 20:08:00 (EST-5)
Location: STEVENSVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a tree in Craney Creek just off of Maryland State Route 8 on Kent Island. The same severe storm downed a tree onto a vehicle in the Acme Parking lot and in front of a car wash in Centreville. Several trees were knocked down along Crouse Mill Road near Tuckahoe Lake south of Ruthsburg. About 1,000 homes and businesses lost power because of the series of thunderstorms throughout the day on the 4th in Queen Anne's County.

Thunderstorm Wind in KENT, MARYLAND
From 04-JUN-08 15:25:00 to 04-JUN-08 15:40:00 (EST-5)
Location: KENNEDYVILLE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

As the squall line of severe thunderstorms moved through Kent County, several trees and wires were knocked down in the eastern part of the county. About 280 homes and businesses lost power because of the severe weather.