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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
LA PLATA, Md. (WJZ) --On this day 20 years ago, one of the most powerful tornadoes to ever hit the Mid-Atlantic carved a 64-mile path across southern Maryland. "You wouldn't recognize this town if you ...
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 ...
LA PLATA, Md. — The scars are easy to miss and the signs of the tornado from 20 years ago are mostly seen in what's been rebuilt. But for those who were here the memories of the devastation are still ...
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 ...
The toll from Sunday's tornado in Southern Maryland continued to grow yesterday as a fourth person died and officials said they had catalogued more than 860 homes and at least 194 businesses that were ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...