BAY CITY, Md. (AP) — Officials on Maryland’s Eastern Shore are asking residents to shelter in place after severe weather overnight caused extensive damage and knocked out power to thousands.
Queen Anne’s County Emergency Services Director Scott Haas said at a news conference early Monday that one person was injured, but it’s not considered life-threatening. Delmarva Power reports about 7,000 customers without power.
Maryland Emergency Management spokesman Chas Eby says high winds closed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge for more than an hour, but engineers didn’t find any damage.
National Weather Service Meteorologist Mitchell Gaines in Mount Holly, New Jersey, says there were reports of downed trees, roof damage and boats into yards. He says officials will decide later in the day whether to send a survey team to determine if there was a tornado.
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