A waterspout hit a Maryland island Thursday evening, destroying several homes as a severe weather system moved through the area.

Ewell Fire Department President Robert Jones said that “multiple tornadoes and waterspouts” knocked out houses and power lines after the waterspout — defined as “a whirling column of air and water mist,” according to theNational Ocean Service— came ashore on Smith Island, according toChesapeake Bay Magazine.

Jones said that although there were “some minor injuries” overall nobody was “badly hurt,” according to the outlet.

“I would have never imagined this to happen here,” Jones remarked.

Speaking of the devastation, Daniel Somers told Chesapeake Bay Magazinethat the storm “took the third story off an Airbnb and destroyed the house next to it.”

“Last night, a severe weather system swept across our state and brought heavy rain, flash flooding, and damaging wind gusts,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hoganwrotein a statement shared on social media Friday.

Hogan went on to note that “damage assessment teams” are also on the ground in Smith Island, and officials have “offered the full resources of the state to assist with the response.”

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Smith Island, located about 12 miles from the mainland, is home to an estimated 200 residents,The Washington Postreported, and is made up of three island communities on the border of Maryland and Virginia waters.

The intense storm also impacted Baltimore, where an estimated 24,000 Baltimore Gas and Electric customers were still without power early Friday morning,according toCBS affiliate WJZ.

About 2 to 4 inches of rain fell in a short period of time over the area,The Baltimore Sunreported.

Downed trees took the brunt of the storm’s force, which also flooded streets in the metro area,according to NBC affiliate WBAL.

An estimated 65 trees were down, the station said, 18 of which were blocking roads, while numerous cars were partially submerged in flood waters.

source: people.com