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Weather Service: Tornado Confirmed Near Laurel During Oct. 15 Storm

SAVAGE, Md. (AP/WJZ) -- The National Weather Service says a low-end tornado touched down in Howard County and uprooted a tree that fell on an apartment building during last week's storm.

Meteorologists say the EF-0 tornado touched down in near Savage on Wednesday afternoon.

The Weather Service says the tornado uprooted a large tree, which hit an apartment building in Laurel. Fire officials say two people suffered minor injuries and more than a dozen were displaced.

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