Maryland storm events
Tornadoes, hurricanes, hail, and severe storms recorded in Maryland between 1950 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database.
24,455
Storm events
430
Tornadoes
15
Hurricanes
237
Deaths
Significant recent events in Maryland
Events with deaths, multiple injuries, $1M+ property damage, or EF3+ tornadoes.
Assateague State Park sent five lifeguards to the Offshore Vehicle (OSV) Maryland section of the Assateague Island National Seashore. The lifeguards responded to a cardiac arrest of a male, approximately 60 years old who was in the water. First Aid was attempted, but they were un…
Thirteen year old boy swept into storm drainage in the 200 Block of Watersville Road in Mt Airy.
Numerous large trees and power lines blew down in Ridgeway. In the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, a large tree blew down onto power lines; the live power lines fell onto a chain link fence, and when a 31-year-old man was walking their dog who touched the fence, the dog and person…
The tornado began just east of the Seneca Creek State Park. Staff at the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commissions (WSSC) Seneca Water Resource Recovery Facility witnessed the tornado moving west-to-east directly adjacent to the south of their facility where power lines leading to…
On the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, a tornado that had peak damage along its path of 120mph or EF2 category, touched down 2 miles north-northwest of Eldersburg, Maryland. The National Weather Service conducted a damage survey and noted an initial area of tree damage near t…
NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating thunderstorm that developed a tornado based on this survey. Weather spotters and residents reported a tornado touchdown in the vicinity of the I-95 and I-195 interchange around 8:45 PM EDT. This was confirmed with …
After initially touching down outside city limits, tree damage was evident from a distance along a small ridgeline that extended from the end of Hilltop Avenue to West Patapsco Avenue parallel to the B and O Railroad nearby. The tornado continued past this point, twisting and sna…
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage that occurred in southeast Baltimore County on Wednesday, June 05, 2024. NWS Doppler Weather Radar in Sterling, Virginia showed a rotating thunderstorm that developed a t…
National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office staff conducted a ground survey of storm damage that occurred in the Long Reach village of Columbia, MD, on the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Damage was reported in Columbia, MD, in Long Reach village at …
On the evening of Wednesday, June 5, 2024, a tornado that had peak damage along its path of 120mph or EF2 category, touched down 2 miles north-northwest of Eldersburg, Maryland. The National Weather Service conducted a damage survey and noted an initial area of tree damage near t…
There was one rip current related fatality in Ocean City Maryland on September 6, 2023. The victim was a 68 year old male who later dies at the hospital.
Thousands of trees, branches and wires blew down near Union Mills. Numerous trees blew down along MD-97 Littlestown Pike, including several large trees near Mayberry Road. Dozens of roads in the area were blocked by storm debris for several days. Several barns were destroyed. Sev…
Thousands of trees, branches and wires blew down near and north of Westminster. 30 utility poles snapped along MD-97/MD-140 Baltimore Boulevard near Gorsuch Road, with live wires trapping several people in their vehicles for a few hours; two people were injured. Dozens of roads i…
Hundreds of trees, branches and wires blew down and snapped around Manchester and Hampstead, including many onto cars and houses. Dozens of roads were blocked by storm debris for several days. Several homes suffered minor roof, shingle and siding damage. Several barns were destro…
Hundreds of trees, branches and wires blew down between Rockville and North Bethesda. Trees blew down onto cars and porches in the Bethesda Park Condo Complex, displacing residents. The roof blew off of The Original Pancake House in the 12200 block of MD-355 Rockville Pike; the r…
Counties and zones
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Allegany (622)
Anne Arundel (1,438)
Baltimore (1,311)
Baltimore City (c) (270)
Calvert (751)
Caroline (727)
Carroll (1,118)
Cecil (1,023)
Central and Eastern Allegany (279)
Central and Southeast Howard (142)
Central and Southeast Montgomery (163)
Charles (995)
Dorchester (435)
Eastern Garrett County Md (8)
Extreme Western Allegany (355)
Frederick (1,592)
Garrett (696)
Harford (1,189)
Howard (838)
Inland Worcester (86)
Inland Worcester / Except X E Worcester (25)
Kent (798)
Maryland Beaches (92)
Maryland Beaches / X E Worcester (21)
Montgomery (1,871)
Northern Baltimore (427)
Northwest Harford (146)
Northwest Howard (161)
Northwest Montgomery (151)
Prince George's (957)
Prince Georges (372)
Queen Anne's (378)
Queen Anne`s (1)
Queen Annes (479)
Somerset (291)
Southeast Harford (139)
Southern Baltimore (393)
Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (c) (47)
St. Mary's (1,040)
Talbot (782)
Talbot and Caroline (1)
Washington (1,110)
Western Garrett County Md (9)
Wicomico (428)
Worcester (268)