Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Maryland

Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2026 · Howard County, Maryland

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$12K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several trees blew down in eastern Howard County in Ellicott City, Scaggsville, Ilchester, and Columbia, including one onto a car on Scarecrow Court in Columbia.

The wider storm

A strong cold front resulted in a few bands of thunderstorms that produced widely scattered instances of wind damage.

Began near Ilchester (39.2400, -76.7800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1325895. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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