Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 15, 3:17 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -77.720
Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 15, 1988
10 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- August 15, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 39.650, -77.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Frederick
- When
- August 15, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Frederick County
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.320, -77.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Harford
- When
- August 15, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Harford County
- Coordinates
- 39.580, -76.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Baltimore
- When
- August 15, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Baltimore County
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 39.450, -76.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Montgomery
- When
- August 15, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 39.100, -77.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George'S
- When
- August 15, 4:44 PM CST
- Where
- Prince George'S County
- Coordinates
- 38.920, -76.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince George'S
- When
- August 15, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Prince George'S County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -76.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Anne Arundel
- When
- August 15, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Anne Arundel County
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -76.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Queen Anne'S
- When
- August 15, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Queen Anne'S County
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -76.270
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10042191, 10042192, 10042193, 10042194, 10042195, 10042196, 10042197, 10042198, 10042199, 10042200.