LA PLATA, Md. (7News) — Those who experienced the LaPlata tornado in 2002 say two decades have done nothing to dim the memory. “We heard the train comingthat train soundand we’re like this is no joke, ...

LA PLATA, Md. — Tornado sirens went off in La Plata, Maryland, during Monday's storms. As it turns out, La Plata was never under a tornado warning for those storms. This warning was so far west didn't ...

REBUILDING AND RESOLVE. LOWELL: ITAS W 20 YEARS AGO TODAHEREY IN LAPLATA WHEN ONE OF THE WORST NATURAL DISASTERS IN STATE HISTORY OCCURRED. A VIOLENT TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH, LEAVING DEATH AND ...

When visiting La Plata, Maryland, it's hard to imagine that much of the town was leveled by a tornado 20 years ago. "We just went through a tornado and we're sitting in a building and there's ...

La Plata is preparing several events to commemorate the town’s rebirth following a tornado 10 years ago that destroyed much of downtown La Plata and killed five people. The town is preparing a walking ...

On a Sunday evening in late April 2002, a deadly supercell storm tore across the DMV, killing five people and causing millions of dollars worth of damage. Twenty-three years ago, the historic La Plata ...

On April 28, dozens of residents gathered on the La Plata Town Hall concert lawn for a performance by the U.S. Navy Commodores jazz band as part of a ceremony marking 20 years since a devastating ...

EVER HIT MARYLAND. YEAH, IT WAS A STORM THAT STARTED OUT WEST. AND AS IT TRACKED THIS WAY TOWARDS SOUTHERN MARYLAND, IT JUST INCREASED IN INTENSITY. AND WE SAW THIS DAMAGE THERE. AND WE’LL SEE A ...

Home for Deborah McClain and husband Wayne Barnes was once a modest, rented townhouse in a safe La Plata neighborhood, a short walk from her job and close to schools for their six children. But since ...

Anthony Puzzilla of La Plata recently released his new book “Hope Triumphs over Chaos, The La Plata Tornado of April 28, 2002” through Canoe Press that commemorates the 20-year anniversary of the ...

Thursday night marks 20 years since a 207-mile-an-hour tornado roared through southern Maryland, killing 5 people, and crushing the Charles County town of La Plata. A tornado struck La Plata on Sunday ...

The National Weather Service announced yesterday that the April 28 tornado that claimed five lives in and around La Plata was an F4 on the Fujita Damage Scale, and not an F5 as preliminary assessments ...