Fact Sheet Information

 

Site:  MD, Charles County 

Disaster Type(s):  Tornado

Declaration Date: May 1, 2002

Incident Period:  April 28, 2002

 

Summary of Disaster:

 

“It was one of     the worst disaster to hit this area,” notes Charles County emergency manager. “The tornado was down for 26 miles in Charles County before moving on to several other counties. The widest part of the tornado was a mile wide. The estimated cost of property damage was $5.8 million. There were 93 businesses that suffered major damage, 87 homes were destroyed, 167 homes had major damage, and 366 homes suffered minor damage.”

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

 

According to the emergency manager, “Three hundred people were injured during the disaster and three were killed in Charles County and an additional two people were killed in another county. There were no reports of people with mobility limitations being killed or injured.”

 

Site Demographics:   

 

 

Year	2002
FEMA Region	3
State	Maryland
County	Charles
Disaster Types(s)	Tornado
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	01-May-02
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	Yes
CIL*Office Type	Main
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	No
Population	120546
Area in Square Miles	461
Population Density	262
Caucasian (%)	68.5%
African American (%)	26.1%
Native American (%)	0.8%
Asian Pacific	1.8%
Hispanic (%)	2.3%
Median House Hold Income	$62,199
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$24,485
Below Poverty (%)	5.5%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	18133
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	16.7%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	7275
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	6.7%