Central and Southeast Howard County, Maryland
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2014 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
148
All events
0
Deaths
$5K
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
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Coldest apparent temperatures/wind chills overnight into morning hours.
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Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Several mesonets in the county measured peak heat indices between 105 to 110.
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Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A mesonet station in Columbia, Maryland, DW1546, measured heat indices as high as 113F. Several other mesonets across Central and Southeast Howard County measured peak heat indices in excess of 110F.
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Heat indices rose to between 105 and 110 degrees.
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Canadian high pressure, clear skies and light winds allowed widespread freezing temperatures to occur late at night and early in the morning.
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A Canadian high pressure, light winds and clear skies resulted in widespread freezing temperatures late at night through early in the morning.
Dense Fog Dense Fog
Light winds and plentiful low level moisture allowed areas of dense fog to form late on the 24th. The fog dissipated just after dawn on the 25th.
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Light winds and excessive low level moisture allowed areas of dense fog to form during the evening of the 28th. The fog dissipated before dawn on the 1st.
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Wintry precipitation continued at times into February 2nd.
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Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
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Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
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Areas of dense fog developed across the region after midnight on the 23rd, with widespread visibility below 1/4 mile. The fog dissipated by 10 AM.
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Areas of dense fog developed across the region after midnight on the 22nd, with widespread visibility below 1/4 mile. The fog dissipated by 11 AM.
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Light winds and plentiful low level moisture led to widespread dense fog. The fog dissipated towards late morning.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
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