CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. — Calvert County residents are still cleaning up after Tropical Storm Isaias tore through the Maryland community Tuesday.
Chesapeake Beach was one of the hardest-hit communities in the DMV region. The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado actually traveled on the ground near that town for more than a mile.
Many trees fell down along Willows Road in Chesapeake Beach, too.
The Storm family spent part of their Wednesday checking on the home of a neighbor who was away on vacation. James Storm said a tree fell across that family’s property onto a car.
"Literally before Baltimore Gas and Electric showed up, the neighbors were out with chainsaws, cutting trees down,” James Storm said.
The Storms were one of about 200 people in Calvert County who lacked power more than a day after the storm hit the area.
"We had the ceiling fans on blast all day,” James Storm’s daughter, Sadie, said.
Baltimore Gas and Electric said all of the downed trees in the areas complicated the power restoration process.
“We first have to get those trees out of the way to begin our restoration efforts,” BG&E spokesperson Tasha Jamerson said.
While the Storms lacked air conditioning in their home, they did have a generator to power certain essential items. They said many people in Calvert County have generators since the area is prone to getting bad storms.
Still, Storm said Isaias was one of the worst storms to come through the area in quite some time.
"We didn't have any houses destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene,” he said. “We lost power for five days, but property damage was minimal. This was definitely worse."