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Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind March 11, 2026 · Howard County, Maryland

64 mph
Estimated gust (56 kt)
$10K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Trees and wires blew down along MD-32 Sykesville Road between River Road and Deer Hill Road.

The wider storm

A powerful cold front spawned a narrow corridor of bowing line segments and line-embedded supercells, resulting in damaging straight-line wind gusts and tornadic damage.

Began near Woodstock (39.3500, -76.9600).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311479. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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