Rosemont Recovers

Was that a tornado? Apparently almost! According to some neighbors it was a bonafide tornado. The community which is in central Montgomery County, Maryland took quite a tumble yesterday, during a brief but powerful storm that literally ripped through the subdivision. The were literally dozens of trees down and uprooted, miscellaneous property damage, and telephone and powerlines down. However, power to the community at large was active as is typical during storms. "This community rarely loses power" said a neighbor. Another neighbor is quoted as saying "it literally took the tree up into the air swirling it around before it dumped it in the neighbor's yard".

According to http://www.city-data.com/city/Gaithersburg-Maryland.html the City of Gaithersburg has tornado activity slightly above the state average and 60% greater than the average U.S. Average.

The Rosemont community is conveniently located in Gaithersburg, Mongtomery County, Maryland is quiet little community with some parts being in the City of Gaithersburg (City of Gaithersburg services) and some parts not (those homes have Montgomery County services).

The homes are typically between .40 acre to slightly over an acre lot on average and all are custom built homes with off street parking and garages. No injuries were reported. Long time resid

ents of the community reported never "seeing anything like it" the "winds were swirling around and starting to form a tornado". A local supermarket also reportedly lost its roof to the storm.