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Maryland damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 3,707 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Maryland, 3,644 of them 58 mph or more and 123 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 372 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 29, 2012 (129 reports in Maryland). The highest wind on record is 104 mph, on July 3, 2023. 2026 so far: 433 preliminary reports.

3,707wind reports 2016–2025
3,64458 mph or more
12375 mph or more
104 mphhighest on record
4332026 preliminary reports

Maryland's biggest wind day since 2016: June 19, 2025

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

87 damaging wind reports in Maryland, 2 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 871991: 821992: 831993: 671994: 831995: 681996: 681997: 511998: 751999: 992000: 1292001: 1122002: 1562003: 2002004: 1512005: 902006: 1022007: 1212008: 3592009: 1542010: 3112011: 2712012: 3852013: 1722014: 2672015: 2512016: 2712017: 3952018: 1732019: 5522020: 4562021: 4712022: 3932023: 3972024: 2022025: 397199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 552
Damaging wind reports per year in Maryland, 1990–2025

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

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Maryland

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 29, 20121291290 mph
June 19, 202587275 mph
July 25, 2010791190 mph
June 4, 2008793100 mph
July 12, 2022731192 mph
June 23, 201571181 mph
March 1, 201770070 mph
August 7, 2023691790 mph
July 29, 202365685 mph
May 16, 202563581 mph
March 16, 202655068 mph
June 1, 201252176 mph
June 21, 202150175 mph
October 31, 201950281 mph
August 10, 202648070 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Maryland

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
July 3, 2023212104 mph
April 21, 200031104 mph
June 2, 2000101102 mph
June 26, 198821102 mph
June 4, 2008793100 mph
November 11, 199582100 mph
March 21, 197610298 mph
April 19, 202530896 mph
June 22, 201233296 mph
July 12, 2022731192 mph

Maryland damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*43370583 mph33
20253973971896 mph33
2024202202281 mph32
202339739631104 mph34
20223933661592 mph39
20214714431890 mph49
20204564561186 mph42
20195525522690 mph47
2018173173071 mph34
2017395395072 mph33
2016271264275 mph29
2015251248181 mph29
2014267267278 mph33
2013172172185 mph30
20123853851796 mph32
2011271267276 mph41
20103113113190 mph29
2009154154175 mph30
20083593588100 mph35
2007121121069 mph29
2006102102177 mph27
20059090278 mph24
2004151151981 mph29
2003200200483 mph34
200215644487 mph28
200111231175 mph24
2000129264104 mph27
19999917186 mph24
19987520485 mph14
19975116286 mph10
1996689381 mph22
19956873100 mph23
19948323279 mph26
199367–––22
19928321287 mph20
19918230789 mph16
19908717072 mph25
19896513278 mph17
19882482102 mph10
198764068 mph5
1986267490 mph6
1985203179 mph5
1984187068 mph10
1983617379 mph14
1982242067 mph9
1981112187 mph6
1980257069 mph14
1979173067 mph12
1978105281 mph8
1977104070 mph7
1976232298 mph10
1975253290 mph10
1974255062 mph11
1973141060 mph7
197222179 mph2
19712110189 mph9
1970333070 mph17
1969203183 mph12
1968142063 mph12
196761069 mph5
196671060 mph5
1965136070 mph10
196452186 mph4
196361184 mph6
196262071 mph5
196142175 mph4
19607–––7
19595–––3
195811–––5
195741175 mph4
19566–––6

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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