Weather alerts in Maryland, 1989
91 weather alerts in 1989, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1989. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 91
- Warnings
- 91
- Watches
- 0
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest month
- June31 alerts
- Busiest day
- May 6, 198912 alerts
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2:22 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Cecil, Harford | 68 min |
| Mar 18, 4:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Dorchester, Wicomico | 67 min |
| Mar 18, 4:23 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Somerset, Worcester | 67 min |
| Mar 31, 3:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 69 min |
| Mar 31, 3:06 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Wicomico | 69 min |
| May 5, 10:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 4 hr |
| May 5, 11:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, City of Baltimore | 4 hr |
| May 5, 11:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Charles | 4 hr |
| May 5, 11:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Carroll | 4 hr |
| May 6, 12:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Kent | 61 min |
| May 6, 12:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore | 61 min |
| May 6, 1:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 4 hr |
| May 6, 1:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Calvert, Saint Mary's | 4 hr |
| May 6, 1:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Dorchester | 4 hr |
| May 6, 4:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 54 min |
| May 6, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Howard | 58 min |
| May 6, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Calvert, Charles, Saint Mary's | 88 min |
| May 16, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Washington | 4 hr |
| May 16, 2:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| May 16, 6:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Washington | 6 hr |
| May 16, 6:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Montgomery | 6 hr |
| May 16, 10:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Frederick, Washington | 5 hr |
| May 23, 2:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Montgomery, Prince George's | 4 hr |
| May 23, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 29 min |
| May 23, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert | 54 min |
| May 23, 8:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 54 min |
| May 23, 8:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 3 hr |
| May 23, 9:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Baltimore, City of Baltimore | 2 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Somerset | 59 min |
| Jun 2, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Saint Mary's | 59 min |
| Jun 9, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, Carroll | 58 min |
| Jun 14, 3:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 60 min |
| Jun 14, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Carroll, Howard | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 67 min |
| Jun 14, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Carroll, Howard | 55 min |
| Jun 14, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot | 51 min |
| Jun 14, 6:59 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Wicomico, Worcester | 61 min |
| Jun 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | LWX | Somerset, Worcester | 69 min |
| Jun 15, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 64 min |
| Jun 15, 6:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 32 min |
| Jun 15, 6:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 8:35 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany, Garrett | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 10:14 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Garrett | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 4:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 54 min |
| Jun 20, 6:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Kent, Queen Anne's | 118 min |
| Jun 20, 9:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 80 min |
| Jun 22, 1:15 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 11:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 2 hr |
| Jun 23, 12:08 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Carroll | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 10:05 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Cecil | 115 min |
| Jun 23, 9:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Baltimore, City of Baltimore | 50 min |
| Jun 25, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Harford | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 9:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Allegany | 57 min |
| Jun 27, 9:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | RLX | Garrett | 60 min |
| Jun 27, 9:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 67 min |
| Jun 28, 1:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Cecil | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 6:44 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Calvert | 91 min |
| Jul 5, 1:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Cecil | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 1:54 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 96 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany, Garrett | 3 hr |
| Jul 6, 5:27 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany, Garrett | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 59 min |
| Jul 7, 9:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 2 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Allegany | 65 min |
| Jul 7, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Washington | 47 min |
| Jul 11, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Garrett | 62 min |
| Jul 16, 4:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 87 min |
| Jul 21, 5:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Queen Anne's | 74 min |
| Jul 24, 10:38 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany, Garrett | 2 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:46 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Caroline, Queen Anne's | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 4:02 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot | 88 min |
| Jul 26, 1:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany, Garrett | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | RLX | Allegany | 68 min |
| Jul 26, 4:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RLX | Allegany | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 5:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 116 min |
| Aug 28, 11:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel | 65 min |
| Sep 13, 3:17 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | LWX | Charles | 118 min |
| Sep 16, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 66 min |
| Nov 16, 5:19 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 56 min |
| Nov 16, 6:38 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Prince George's | 67 min |
| Nov 16, 7:13 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, City of Baltimore | 47 min |
| Nov 16, 7:45 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Montgomery | 60 min |
| Nov 16, 9:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne's | 88 min |
| Nov 16, 9:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Charles | 88 min |
| Nov 16, 9:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 88 min |
| Nov 16, 9:47 AM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LWX | Cecil, Kent | 88 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 45 |
| Tornado Warning | 3 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 43 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Allegany County15
- Prince George's County11
- Anne Arundel County10
- Montgomery County8
- Garrett County8
- Baltimore County6
- Charles County6
- Carroll County6
- Washington County6
- Cecil County5
- Dorchester County5
- Wicomico County5
- Somerset County5
- Worcester County5
- Caroline County5
- Queen Anne's County5
- Calvert County5
- Howard County4
- City of Baltimore4
- Kent County4
- Talbot County3
- Saint Mary's County3
- Frederick County3
- Harford County2
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.