Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
26
Tornado reports
97
Hail reports
256
Floods since 1996
1,461
All events
16
Deaths
$34.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Anne Arundel County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
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…
Heat indices were in the mid 90s. The Maryland Department of Health reported 2 fatalities due to the heat during the week of July 17th through July 23rd.
Heat indices were close to 100 degrees. The Maryland Department of Health reported a fatality due to the heat during the week of July 10th through July 16th.
Heat indices around 110 degrees were reported. The Maryland Department of Health reported 1 fatality due to the excessive heat in Anne Arundel County. The fatality occurred during the week of July 3rd to July 9th.
A homeless woman drowned as rains flooded a homeless camp in Maryland City near the Patuxent River. Also, there were two females extracted from their vehicle stuck in standing water at Brock Bridge Road and Whiskey Bottom Road.
Wind gusts of 58-60 mph were measured at Baltimore Washington Airport and Annapolis.
A 49 year old male drowned in floodwaters of the Magothy River on Riverside Drive.
A fatality occurred due to lightning about a half mile south of the Bay Bridge. A man was struck by lightning while riding on jet skis.
A car accident due to icy roads led to a fatality (indirect fatality) on the Baltimore Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County.
A local newspaper reported a 79 year old male died of heat-related causes.
A 58 year old man was killed and 8 people were injured after lightning struck the tree they were standing under near the athletic field at Annapolis Middle School.
Numerous trees were blown down in Lake Ridge, including one large tree which fell on a detached garage causing it to collapse injuring 19 people (1 critically).
Six people from the set up crew of Anne Arundel County National Night Out event were struck by lightning in a field. All were released from the hospital.
A supercell thunderstorm tracked east across central Maryland and produced an EF-1 tornado that touched down late Thursday afternoon in Edgewater Maryland and continued to the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Tornadic damage began after the storm crossed Beard`s Creek off the…
Maryland Emergency Management Agency and FEMA estimated that many roads, bridges, buildings, and equipment were damaged or destroyed in Anne Arundel County during this flash flood event.
The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Severna Park and Pasadena Maryland, rating the tornado an F1 on the Fujita scale of tornado intensity. It was determined that a the tornado touched down in the area of Severna Park about 6:34 pm, and traveled two miles befo…
Extensive property damage occurred in the Cape St. Claire area due to straight-line wind damages. Two houses were extensively damaged and a van was also damaged. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed due to the severe thunderstorms. Several very large trees were also downed, …
Over 1000 homes reported flood damage, over 100 roads closed, 2 water rescues
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
There were about a dozen phone calls for trees and/or powerlines down around Crofton.
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There were several reports of trees and wires down in Annapolis.
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One tree blew down along Waveland Farm Road near Governor Ritchie Highway.
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A tree blew down on Riverside Road and Winchester Road.
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A tree blew down in 400 block along Halsey Road.
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Numerous trees blew down along Generals Highway.
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A wind gust of 50 knots (58 MPH) was measured by a mesonet near Arnold.
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Multiple trees blew down near Odenton.
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There were half a dozen trees blown down between Gambrills and Crownsville.
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Trees blew down near Lothian.
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Medium size tree branches blew down near Tracy's Landing.
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A wind gust of 54 knots (62 MPH) was measured by a mesonet at the I-97/MD-100 interchange.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
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High Wind High Wind
The ASOS at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, KBWI, measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph. This observation aligns with upstream observations in Carroll and Fredrick Counties (MD) that could be the result of a breaking mountain wave.
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Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Strong southerly winds combined with high astronomical tides due to a New Moon raised water levels significantly along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with Annapolis experiencing moderate coastal flooding during multiple high tide cycles on Oct 19, 2025. Water levels cres…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 56 | 2 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 54 | 1 |
| 2021 | 46 | 1 |
| 2020 | 62 | 1 |
| 2019 | 65 | 0 |
| 2018 | 90 | 0 |
| 2017 | 49 | 0 |
| 2016 | 52 | 0 |
| 2015 | 55 | 0 |
| 2014 | 54 | 0 |
| 2013 | 27 | 0 |
| 2012 | 54 | 2 |
| 2011 | 93 | 1 |
| 2010 | 68 | 1 |
| 2009 | 30 | 0 |
| 2008 | 61 | 0 |
| 2007 | 36 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 | 19 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | 0 |
| 2003 | 34 | 0 |
| 2002 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 1 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 1 |
| 1995 | 7 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 11 | 2 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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