Ninety-nine years ago, a devastating tornado blew through La Plata, striking a schoolhouse and killing 13 children.

WASHINGTON – Fifteen years ago a crushing tornado ripped through the Charles County town of La Plata toppling buildings, killing two people and injuring many more. The twister’s winds reached an ...

Most La Plata residents remember where they were the evening of April 28, 2002. Residents of the Charles County community who were away that day would return to the devastation wrought by a tornado ...

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 ...

The National Weather Service has determined that forecasters performed well in alerting the public that a tornado could hit La Plata on April 28. However, a recently released "service assessment" ...