Home / Maryland / Washington

Thunderstorm Wind in Washington County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2026 · Washington County, Maryland

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple trees blew down on High Germany Road and Bottenfield Road.

The wider storm

A lee trough ignited widely scattered thunderstorms that produced locally damaging wind gusts over western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and northwestern Virginia.

Began near Forest Park (39.7000, -78.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1325831. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.