On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, firefighters, SMECO, County Roads and State Highway crews worked tirelessly through the high winds, heavy downpours, and constant lightning strikes in the tri-county area.
In St. Mary’s County, firefighters responded to over 60 calls of service between 7:00 p.m., and 2:00 a.m., with the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department handling over 40 calls alone.
One family in Charlotte Hall remains displaced after a large tree fell into the residence, located in the 3320 block of Moccasin Place – SMECO and the American Red Cross was requested to the scene due to the home suffering significant damage.
SMECO, State Highway, and County Roads crews continues to work through Sunday as fallen trees, damaged powerlines and transformers still leave 4,000 customers remain without power – as of 8:00 a.m.
Multiple homes in Mechanicsville sustained serious damage after trees fell into them. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
If you sustained any damage, share your photos below.
- 18:41:50 | ELECTRICAL HAZARD | BUDDS CREEK RD @ DAVIS RD | TREE FELL ON POWERLINE, TRANSFORMER EXPLODED AND TREE IS ON FIRE
- 18:55:49 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 35130 EDGEWATER PKWY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY
- 19:10:56 | WATER RESCUE – OPEN | LAT: 38.4453; LON: -76.6334 | DELABROOKE RD & RIVERVIEW ROAD | JET SKI OVERTURNED AND SOMEONE IS THE WATER* ALL BOATS SEARCHED THE AREA – NEGATIVE ON BOATS IN DISTRESS – ALL BOATS CAN RETURN IN SERVICE – HOLDING WITH GOOD INTENT*
- 19:48:48 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | OAK CT
- 19:49:08 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 27000 BLOCK OF MOUNT ZION CHURCH RD, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:43:33 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 29000 BLOCK OF SCOTT CIR, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:43:06 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 00000 BLOCK OF MORGANZA TURNER RD, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:34:23 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 00000 BLOCK OF MECHANICSVILLE RD, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:33:02 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 27000 BLOCK OF MOUNT ZION CHURCH RD, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:24:03 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 42000 BLOCK OF CALVERT CIR, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:23:53 LIGHTNING STRIKE – 41000 BLOCK OF BISHOP RD, MECHANICSVILLE – CHIMNEY DAMAGED AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE – NO FIRE, NO INJURIES
- 19:21:58 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 40000 BLOCK OF BEACH DR, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:18:34 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 30000 BLOCK OF CROSS WOODS DR, MECHANICSVILLE
- 19:18:12 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 29000 BLOCK OF VINCENT CIR, MECHANICSVILLE
- 20:06:04 SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN – 27000 BLOCK OF HOLLY LN, MECHANICSVILLE
- 20:17:09 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 29700 BLOCK OF VINCENT CIR | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND CAR |
- 20:18:55 | GAS LEAK – OUTSIDE | 29900 BLOCK OF WOODLAND CIR | UNIT: ST2 | TREE HAS TAKEN OUT GARAGE AND SHED, SMELLS PROPANE |
- 20:32:04 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 29900 BLOCK OF SCOTT CIR | TREE CRUSHED INTO HOUSE*
- 20:37:43 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 29700 BLOCK OF VINCENT CIR | CALLER ADVISED TREE BLOCKING ROADWAY – TRYING TO GET TO A HOUSE THAT POSSIBLY HAS A TREE DOWN ON IT*
- 20:43:26 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 26500 BLOCK OF BAPTIST CHURCH RD | ITA HEADING TOWARDS 5 – BLOCKING BOTH LANES*
- 20:54:07 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 28200 BLOCK OF OLD VILLAGE RD | MECHANICSVILLE, MD | UNIT: ST2 | 87FT TREE THROUGH THE HOUSE – WATER POURING IN THE HOUSE |
- 20:57:29 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 40000 BLOCK OF BEACH DR | TREE FELL ON HOUSE – RAIN COMING THROUGH*
- 21:04:01 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 30092 CROSS WOODS DR | TREES DOWN IAO |
- 21:10:57 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | POINT LOOKOUT RD @ OLD VILLAGE RD | TREES DOWN IAO*
- 21:18:01 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | NEW MARKET TURNER RD @ HIDDEN VALLEY LN | TREE IS BLOCKING ONE SIDE OF THE RD – SOUTHBOUND – LARGE TREE |
- 21:24:32 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | NEW MARKET TURNER RD @ DELABROOKE RD | LARGE TREE BLOCKING ONE LANE |
- 21:28:05 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | 27400 BLOCK OF THREE NOTCH RD | TREE FELL ON HOUSE NO INJURIES*
- 21:38:25 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | WATERVIEW DR @ MONROE RD | TREES AND WIRES DOWN
- 21:40:35 | SERVICE CALL – TREE DOWN | MADDOX RD @ DANNYS LN | LARGE TREE BLOCKING THE ENTIRE ROADWAY
- 23:39:05 | STRUCTURE FIRE – RESIDENTIAL | 25900 BLOCK OF TIMOTHY CT | HOUSE ON FIRE – LIGHTENING HIT HOUSE – ATTIC ON FIRE
Photos courtesy of the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department.
