A tornado briefly touched down in Howard County during the chaotic storm system that tore through Maryland on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

The tornado hit the small community of Cooksville just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a weather service report released on Friday. The tornado’s wind speeds were around 90 mph, and it traveled for 0.4 miles and was about 100 yards wide.

The weather service rated the tornado an EF-1, meaning it likely did minimal damage to the area and carried moderate wind speeds. There were no injuries or fatalities, according to the report.

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Several counties in Central and Western Maryland were under tornado watches that turned into brief warnings on Wednesday. The high winds, hail and rain temporarily knocked out power for nearly 12,000 Marylanders.