Central and Southeast Montgomery 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
170
All events
1
Deaths
$101K
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.
Heat index values exceeded 110 degrees. A 32-year old woman died of hyperthermia while hiking the Billy Goat Trail near Potomac Maryland.
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Montgomery County Emergency Management reported numerous trees downed across the county due to high winds.
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A mesonet in Cabin John, MD measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 1602 LST.
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Coldest apparent temperatures/wind chills overnight into morning hours.
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Several mesonets in the county measured peak heat indices between 105 to 110.
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The AWOS at Gaithersburg Airport (KGAI) measured a peak heat index of 110. Several mesonets in the county measured peak heat indices around 110.
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A Maryland Department of Transportation mesonet, MD-001, located at the intersection of Interstate 270 and Interstate 370, measured heat indices as high as 111F. Several other mesonets across Central and Southeastern Montgomery County measured peak heat indices in excess of 110F.
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A mesonet station at Cabin John, MD measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph at 1949LST.
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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.
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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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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.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 22 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
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