Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Maryland
Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Howard County, Maryland
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Multiple small trees blew down in the median of I-70 near the Woodbine Road exit (exit 73).
The wider storm
A powerful early season cold front spawned multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms. The first round occurred from late morning through mid afternoon, and focused mainly across northern Virginia into north-central Maryland producing scattered wind damage and a brief tornado. As the front itself crossed the region during the evening, a line of low-topped convection aided in the mixing down of an intense low-level jet, resulting in widespread 60 to 70 mph wind gusts near and east of the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Mountains.
Began near Lisbon (39.3400, -77.0700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1314509. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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