Alert archive / Maryland / Tornado Watches
Tornado Watches in Maryland, 2026
6 tornado watches in 2026. 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 tornado watches reaches back to 1997.
Tornado Watches by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Watches
- 6
- Busiest month
- March3 tornado watches
- Busiest day
- March 16, 20262 tornado watches
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 11, 1:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Allegany, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:52 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles and 12 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 16, 11:30 AM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 14 more | 5 hr |
| Aug 20, 2:58 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil and 14 more | 7 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Baltimore County5
- Carroll County5
- Harford County5
- Howard County5
- Montgomery County5
- City of Baltimore5
- Anne Arundel County4
- Calvert County4
- Cecil County4
- Prince George's County4
- Caroline County4
- Kent County4
- Queen Anne's County4
- Talbot County4
- Frederick County3
- Charles County3
- Dorchester County3
- Saint Mary's County3
- Somerset County3
- Wicomico County3
- Worcester County3
- Washington County2
- Allegany County1
- Garrett County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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.