Storm History: Cecil County, Maryland
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cecil County, Maryland: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,043
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 31
- Damage
- $18 million
- Episodes
- 838
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 266 | 2 | 6 | $1.9 million |
| Winter Weather | 86 | 0 | 3 | |
| Strong Wind | 76 | 0 | 0 | $204,000 |
| Hail | 73 | 0 | 1 | $555,000 |
| Flash Flood | 63 | 0 | 2 | $6.3 million |
| Tornado | 61 | 0 | 2 | $4.5 million |
| Heat | 58 | 1 | 14 | |
| Winter Storm | 53 | 0 | 0 | $350,000 |
| Drought | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 36 | 0 | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Heavy Snow | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | $94,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | 1 | $636,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Wildfire | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Tornado, May 15, 1981
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2004
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 18, 2004
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, May 2, 2002
- Lightning, August 25, 2011
- Tornado, May 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009
- Flood, September 7, 2011
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Lightning, June 2, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2025
- Hail, September 6, 2025
- Hail, August 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2025
- Tornado, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Hail, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Coastal Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Flood, December 27, 2023
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2022
- Tornado, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2021
- Tornado, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Hail, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Tornado, June 3, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Flood, April 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Flood, December 24, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Tornado, November 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020
- Tornado, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2019
- Tornado, June 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 25, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Strong Wind, October 30, 2017
- Tornado, July 22, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2017
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2017
- Heavy Rain, July 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2017
- Winter Weather, March 14, 2017
- Hail, February 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heat, July 19, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2015
- Heat, June 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Astronomical Low Tide, February 15, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2015
- Strong Wind, February 12, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Strong Wind, February 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 26, 2014
- Strong Wind, November 1, 2014
- Coastal Flood, October 4, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Heat, July 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2014
- Hail, May 22, 2014
- Flood, May 1, 2014
- Flood, April 30, 2014
- Strong Wind, April 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2014
- Strong Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2014
- Dense Fog, February 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Strong Wind, January 6, 2014
- Dense Fog, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2013
- Strong Wind, November 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2013
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2013
- Lightning, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cecil CountyEvery warning in Cecil County since 1986Every county in Maryland
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.