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On Wed afternoon, a tornado touched down at several spots in Edgewater and Annapolis. The storm dropped quite a bit of rain in our area too. Although the wind forecast for this morning was high (17-18 mph average with gusts over 30 mph), I ventured out into Weems about 8:30 to see what things looked like. With the strong winds coming from the north, I could stay near the far shoreline and be out of the wind. It was pretty calm there. I worked my way toward the creek mouth and caught a few perch to chase away the skunk. The water looked like coffee with cream, and the water level was low. There was not nearly as much floating debris as I had expected.
At the creek mouth, I poked out into the Severn River for less than a minute and quickly turned around and came back inside the creek because of the wind and waves. From the mouth, I paddled all the way to the back end of the creek where I shallowed out before reaching the last house. I looked around for major damage to trees, houses, and docks. To my surprise, I saw almost no evidence that a major storm had come through there the day before. One sad exception was the Parker cabin boat that has been tied to the last anchor ball in the creek for several years. It is no longer floating upright -- rather it is upside down. Based on an online map of where the tornado actually touched down, it looks like this boat was directly in the path of the tornado. That was bad luck as another boat was tied to a separate anchor ball 100 to 200 yds away and appeared unaffected.
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All in all, conditions were less extreme in Weems Creek than I had anticipated. I managed 7 perch and 1 small striper for the 2-hour trip, but my primary goal today was observation rather than catching.
At the creek mouth, I poked out into the Severn River for less than a minute and quickly turned around and came back inside the creek because of the wind and waves. From the mouth, I paddled all the way to the back end of the creek where I shallowed out before reaching the last house. I looked around for major damage to trees, houses, and docks. To my surprise, I saw almost no evidence that a major storm had come through there the day before. One sad exception was the Parker cabin boat that has been tied to the last anchor ball in the creek for several years. It is no longer floating upright -- rather it is upside down. Based on an online map of where the tornado actually touched down, it looks like this boat was directly in the path of the tornado. That was bad luck as another boat was tied to a separate anchor ball 100 to 200 yds away and appeared unaffected.
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All in all, conditions were less extreme in Weems Creek than I had anticipated. I managed 7 perch and 1 small striper for the 2-hour trip, but my primary goal today was observation rather than catching.
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