Special Weather Statements in Maryland
4,579 special weather statements since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 4,579
- Busiest year
- 2011787 special weather statements
- Average year
- 254over 18 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dorchester County764
- Worcester County698
- Wicomico County604
- Caroline County483
- Queen Anne's County443
- Cecil County416
- Somerset County416
- Kent County403
- Talbot County370
- Garrett County275
- Harford County147
- Frederick County143
- Prince George's County139
- Baltimore County138
- Carroll County135
- City of Baltimore129
- Washington County125
- Allegany County122
- Howard County120
- Anne Arundel County117
- Montgomery County117
- Saint Mary's County92
- Calvert County85
- Charles County67
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 9:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 39 min |
| Sep 13, 3:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Worcester | 39 min |
| Sep 13, 12:14 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 76 min |
| Sep 4, 1:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CTP | Garrett | 13 min |
| Sep 4, 12:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 40 min |
| Sep 4, 1:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Somerset | 46 min |
| Sep 4, 12:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester | 62 min |
| Sep 4, 12:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Dorchester, Somerset | 45 min |
| Sep 3, 9:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 28 min |
| Sep 3, 8:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | LWX | Garrett | 32 min |
| Sep 2, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Somerset, Worcester | 44 min |
| Aug 31, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | AKQ | Wicomico | 40 min |
Nearby
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.