4 tornadoes confirmed; Storms leave damage from Arnold to Trappe

Chicago Sun-Times and WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedAs many as four tornadoes touched down in Maryland amid severe storms Tuesday night.

What changedThe left frames it as "5th tornado confirmed from Monday's storms". The center frames it as "4 tornadoes confirmed; Storms leave damage from Arnold to Trappe".

ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.

Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "5th tornado confirmed from Monday's storms". The center frames it as "4 tornadoes confirmed; Storms leave damage from Arnold to Trappe".

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Jul 29, 10:33 PM: WBAL Baltimore (Hearst) joined the source map.

Jul 29, 11:04 PM: Chicago Sun-Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Center-left ·News report

Chicago Sun-Times1h ago

5th tornado confirmed from Monday's storms

The National Weather Service on Wednesday afternoon confirmed another tornado from Monday’s storms, bringing the total to five. The weather service said the EF0 tornado touched down just so...

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Center ·News report

WBAL Baltimore (Hearst)2h ago

4 tornadoes confirmed; Storms leave damage from Arnold to Trappe

As many as four tornadoes touched down in Maryland amid severe storms Tuesday night.

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