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Maryland tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 431 tornadoes touched Maryland, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 33rd most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 2 of them F4/EF4 or stronger; along their paths they killed 9 people and injured 357. The deadliest, on April 28, 2002, was rated F4 and killed 3 (Charles County). From 2016 to 2025, Maryland averaged 7 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 12 preliminary tornado reports in Maryland in 2026 (latest August 20, 2026).

431tornadoes since 1950
692016–2025
9F3/EF3 or stronger
9deaths
357injuries
Jul 31, 2025latest in final record

Map of every Maryland tornado path since 1950

Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

All 431 paths plus 12 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

1950: 1 F11952: 1 F01952: 3 F11953: 2 F11954: 1 F01954: 1 F11957: 1 F11958: 2 F11959: 1 F11959: 1 F21960: 2 F11961: 3 F11961: 1 F31962: 1 F01962: 2 F11963: 2 F11965: 2 F11966: 2 F11967: 4 F11967: 1 F31969: 1 F11969: 1 F21971: 1 F11971: 2 F21972: 1 F11973: 5 F11973: 1 F21974: 4 F11975: 3 F01975: 7 F11976: 3 F11976: 1 F21977: 1 F11977: 1 F21978: 4 F11978: 5 F21979: 2 F01979: 4 F11979: 3 F21980: 1 F11980: 1 F21980: 1 F31981: 1 F11981: 1 F21982: 1 F11983: 1 F21983: 1 F31984: 1 F01984: 4 F11989: 1 F11990: 4 F01990: 5 F11990: 1 F21991: 1 F11992: 9 F01992: 4 F11993: 2 F01993: 4 F11994: 10 F01994: 8 F11994: 4 F21995: 14 F01995: 8 F11995: 2 F21996: 9 F01996: 10 F11996: 1 F21996: 1 F31997: 3 F01997: 1 F11998: 5 F01998: 4 F11998: 1 F21998: 1 F41999: 1 F01999: 2 F12000: 2 F02000: 6 F12001: 5 F02001: 4 F12001: 1 F32002: 4 F02002: 6 F12002: 2 F22002: 1 F32002: 1 F42003: 7 F02003: 3 F12004: 8 F02004: 9 F12004: 3 F22005: 1 F12006: 2 F02006: 1 F12007: 1 EF02007: 1 EF12008: 7 EF02008: 1 EF12009: 6 EF02009: 4 EF12010: 3 EF02010: 1 EF12011: 22 EF02011: 5 EF12012: 12 EF02012: 4 EF12013: 10 EF02014: 2 EF02015: 2 EF02015: 2 EF12016: 3 EF02017: 1 EF02017: 2 EF12017: 1 EF22018: 1 EF12018: 1 EF22019: 2 EF02019: 4 EF12020: 11 EF02020: 7 EF12020: 2 EF22021: 6 EF02021: 1 EF12021: 1 EF22022: 2 EF02022: 3 EF12022: 1 unknown rating2023: 2 EF02023: 1 EF12024: 4 EF02024: 6 EF12024: 2 EF22025: 2 EF02025: 3 EF119501957196419711978198519921999200620132020max 27
Tornadoes per year in Maryland by rating, 1950–2025. Colors: F/EF0 (yellow) to F/EF5 (black); gray = unknown rating.

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Most recent tornadoes in Maryland

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Jul 31, 2025EF00.1 mi0 / 0Anne Arundel County, MD
Jul 1, 2025EF11.0 mi0 / 0St. Mary's County, MD
Jun 18, 2025EF00.1 mi0 / 0Anne Arundel County, MD
May 16, 2025EF111.3 mi0 / 0Dorchester County, MD → DE
May 16, 2025EF14.3 mi0 / 0Baltimore city, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF10.9 mi0 / 0Baltimore County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF00.4 mi0 / 0Baltimore city, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF13.3 mi0 / 0Baltimore County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF00.9 mi0 / 0Howard County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF24.4 mi0 / 0Carroll County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF24.4 mi0 / 0Carroll County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF00.7 mi0 / 0Carroll County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF115.2 mi0 / 5Montgomery County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF18.8 mi0 / 0Montgomery County, MD
Jun 5, 2024EF00.6 mi0 / 0Washington County, MD
May 11, 2024EF13.1 mi0 / 0Garrett County, MD
May 11, 2024EF13.0 mi0 / 0Garrett County, MD
Apr 22, 2023EF06.7 mi0 / 0Baltimore County, MD
Apr 22, 2023EF00.4 mi0 / 0Montgomery County, MD
Apr 1, 2023EF15.5 mi0 / 0Cecil County, MD
Aug 4, 2022EF12.3 mi0 / 1Somerset County, MD
Jul 5, 2022EFU0.1 mi0 / 0Anne Arundel County, MD
Jul 5, 2022EF10.8 mi0 / 0Prince George's County, MD
Jun 8, 2022EF03.0 mi0 / 0St. Mary's County, MD
May 27, 2022EF14.1 mi0 / 0St. Mary's County, MD

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Maryland

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Aug 20, 2026Prelim. report––Queen Anne's County, MD
Aug 10, 2026Prelim. report––Baltimore County, MD
Jul 28, 2026Prelim. report––Talbot County, MD
Jul 28, 2026Prelim. report––Anne Arundel County, MD
Jul 28, 2026Prelim. report––Talbot County, MD
Jul 28, 2026Prelim. report––Anne Arundel County, MD
Jul 18, 2026Prelim. report––Dorchester County, MD
Jun 22, 2026Prelim. report––Calvert County, MD
Mar 16, 2026Prelim. report––Caroline County, MD
Mar 16, 2026Prelim. report––Carroll County, MD
Mar 11, 2026Prelim. report––Carroll County, MD
Mar 11, 2026Prelim. report––Howard County, MD

Deadliest tornadoes in Maryland

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Apr 28, 2002F438.0 mi3 / 122Charles County, MD
Nov 2, 2018EF12.7 mi2 / 1Baltimore city, MD
Sep 24, 2001F317.5 mi2 / 55Prince George's County, MD → DC
May 8, 1984F118.0 mi1 / 14Dorchester County, MD → DE
May 19, 1967F30.3 mi1 / 0Garrett County, MD

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Maryland

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Apr 28, 2002F438.0 mi3 / 122Charles County, MD
Jun 2, 1998F436.5 mi0 / 5Somerset County, PA → MD

The 50 strongest Maryland tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Maryland history

Longest tornado paths in Maryland

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted in
Apr 28, 2002F438.0 mi3 / 122Charles County, MD
Jun 2, 1998F436.5 mi0 / 5Somerset County, PA → MD
Jun 3, 1980F329.8 mi0 / 19Monongalia County, WV → MD
Feb 21, 2014EF023.6 mi0 / 0St. Mary's County, MD
Jun 13, 2013EF020.1 mi0 / 0Montgomery County, MD
Aug 28, 1978F220.0 mi0 / 0Adams County, PA → MD
Apr 28, 2002F318.0 mi0 / 0Dorchester County, MD
May 8, 1984F118.0 mi1 / 14Dorchester County, MD → DE
May 8, 1984F118.0 mi0 / 10Dorchester County, MD → DE
Sep 5, 1979F117.8 mi0 / 0St. Mary's County, MD

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

CountyTornadoes since 19502016–2025StrongestDeaths along pathsMost recent
Frederick County394F3/EF30May 3, 2021
St. Mary's County366F4/EF43Jul 1, 2025
Baltimore County368F2/EF22May 16, 2025
Charles County332F4/EF43May 27, 2022
Anne Arundel County315F3/EF30Jul 31, 2025
Prince George's County301F3/EF32Jul 5, 2022
Montgomery County307F2/EF20Jun 5, 2024
Carroll County287F3/EF30Jun 5, 2024
Harford County261F2/EF20Apr 22, 2023
Calvert County212F4/EF43Aug 3, 2020
Howard County206F3/EF32Jun 5, 2024
Cecil County194F2/EF20Apr 1, 2023
Washington County181F2/EF20Jun 5, 2024
Worcester County164F2/EF20Aug 3, 2020
Dorchester County153F3/EF31May 16, 2025
Wicomico County134F3/EF30May 16, 2025
Queen Anne's County132F2/EF20Aug 4, 2020
Garrett County112F3/EF31May 11, 2024
Allegany County110F4/EF40Jun 1, 2012
Baltimore city104F3/EF32May 16, 2025
Caroline County102F2/EF21Nov 30, 2020
Somerset County61F1/EF10Aug 4, 2022
Talbot County50F2/EF20Jul 15, 2000
Kent County50F2/EF20Jul 27, 1994

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Aberdeen Annapolis Baltimore Bel Air Berlin Berwyn Heights Bladensburg Boonsboro Bowie Brentwood Brunswick Cambridge Capitol Heights Centreville Chesapeake Beach Chestertown Cheverly Chevy Chase College Park Crisfield Cumberland Delmar Denton District Heights Elkton Emmitsburg Federalsburg Forest Heights Frederick Frostburg Fruitland Gaithersburg Glenarden Greenbelt Hagerstown Hampstead Havre de Grace Hyattsville Indian Head La Plata Laurel Leonardtown Manchester Middletown Mount Airy Mount Rainier New Carrollton North East Ocean City Perryville Pocomoke City Poolesville Rising Sun Riverdale Park Rockville Salisbury Seat Pleasant Smithsburg Sykesville Takoma Park Taneytown Thurmont Walkersville Westminster

Tornadoes in Maryland by year

YearTornadoesF/EF012345UnknownDeathsInjuries
202612 preliminary tornado reports so far (not a tornado count; ratings come with NOAA's final data)
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202412462000005
20233210000000
20226230000101
20218611000000
2020201172000000
20196240000001
20182011000021
20174121000001
20163300000000
20154220000000
20142200000000
2013101000000000
2012161240000002
2011272250000000
20104310000003
200910640000002
20088710000000
20072110000000
20063210000000
20051010000000
200420893000001
200310730000001
20021446211003122
2001105401000255
20008260000000
19993120000000
199811541010006
19974310000000
1996219101100004
1995241482000005
1994221084000001
19936240000002
199213940000002
19911010000000
1990104510000062
19891010000000
198451400000128
19832001100000
19821010000000
19812011000002
198030111000029
19799243000002
19789045000000
19772011000005
19764031000000
197510370000000
19744040000000
19736051000004
19721010000000
19713012000000
19692011000001
19675040100010
19662020000000
19652020000000
19632020000000
19623120000000
19614030100000
19602020000000
19592011000000
19582020000000
19571010000000
19542110000008
19532020000000
19524130000001
19501010000000

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.