On June 12, 2003 a violent thunderstorm ripped through the Hughesville area. At 1828 hours units from Co.2 Hughesville were alerted to 7563 Newman Drive for the tree on a house, with major structural damage.

Units arrived to find a large tree that had fallen onto one end of a split foyer house. The house suffered major damage and was declared uninhabitable by the Charles County Building Inspector.

Hughesville firefighters retrieved items from the house for the homeowner, such as medicines and valuables. The damaged area of the house was covered with plastic in an attempt to keep property loss at a minimum. Chief 2, Duane Svites was the incident commander and the last unit cleared at 2018 hours.