Early in the morning, a strong cold front crossed the region. Dry and gusty west to northwesterly winds ensued in the wake.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Early in the morning, a strong cold front crossed the region. Dry and gusty west to northwesterly winds ensued in the wake. This caused some areas of tree damage, with reported gusts around 60 mph in spots.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 16, 2:10 AM EST, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 406 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 ANZ530>543-DCZ001-MDZ008-011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508- VAZ053>057-527-170915- Chesapeake Bay north of Pooles Island MD- Chesapeake Bay from Pooles Island to Sandy Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point to North Beach MD- Chesapeake Bay from North Beach to Drum Point MD- Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA- Tidal Potomac from Key Bridge to Indian Head MD- Tidal Potomac from Indian Head to Cobb Island MD- Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA- Patapsco River including Baltimore Harbor- Chester River to Queenstown MD-Eastern Bay- Choptank River to Cambridge MD and the Little Choptank River- Patuxent River to Broomes Island MD- Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island-District of Columbia-Cecil-Southern Baltimore- Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert- Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard- Southeast Harford-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria- Stafford-Spotsylvania-King George- Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 406 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Wind Advisory is in effect from the Baltimore MD/Washington DC metro areas until 6 PM. Elsewhere, gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph could result in sporadic wind damage. A Gale Warning is in effect until 6 PM for the middle and upper tidal Potomac River, and the tidal Patapsco and tidal Patuxent Rivers. A Gale Warning is in effect until midnight elsewhere, except for the Chesapeake Bay from Drum Point MD to Smith Point VA and the Tangier Sound which is in effect through the night. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 6 PM south of Baltimore where critical fire weather conditions are expected. From Baltimore through northeast Maryland, brief elevated fire weather conditions are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ003>006-503-505-507-VAZ025>031-036>040-050-051-501-502-505>508- 526-WVZ050>053-055-170915- Washington-Frederick MD-Carroll-Northern Baltimore- Northwest Montgomery-Northwest Howard-Northwest Harford-Augusta- Rockingham-Shenandoah-Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Nelson- Albemarle-Greene-Madison-Rappahannock-Orange-Culpeper- Northern Fauquier-Southern Fauquier-Western Loudoun- Eastern Loudoun-Northern Virginia Blue Ridge- Central Virginia Blue Ridge-Northwest Prince William-Hampshire- Morgan-Berkeley-Jefferson-Hardy- 406 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Wind Advisory is in effect until 6 PM along and west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, western Loudoun County Virginia, and north- central Maryland. Elsewhere, gusty winds of 35 to 45 mph could result in sporadic wind damage. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 6 PM for much of the area where critical fire weather conditions are expected. For northern Maryland, brief elevated fire weather conditions are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MDZ501-502-509-510-VAZ503-504-WVZ501>506-170915- Extreme Western Allegany-Central and Eastern Allegany- Western Garrett-Eastern Garrett-Western Highland-Eastern Highland- Western Grant-Eastern Grant-Western Mineral-Eastern Mineral- Western Pendleton-Eastern Pendleton- 406 AM EST Sun Nov 16 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Allegheny Front counties in western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and Highland County Virginia. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A Wind Advisory is in effect for western Grant and western Pendleton Counties through tonight. Elsewhere, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 6 PM. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 6 PM for eastern Mineral, eastern Grant, eastern Pendleton and Highland Counties where critical fire weather conditions are expected. Elsewhere east of the Allegheny Front, brief elevated fire weather conditions are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday The Wind Advisory for western Grant and western Pendleton Counties is in effect until 10 AM Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. DHOF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A non-thunderstorm wind gust of 60 miles per hour was reported at Camp David, Maryland, also known as 3 miles south-southwest of Sabillasville.
There were a pair of reports of trees and wires down near Damascus, Maryland.
A non-thunderstorm wind gust of 61 miles per hour was reported at 1 mile north of Watersville, Maryland.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, November 2025
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1302120, 1302127, 1302122.