Storm History: Charles County, Maryland
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Charles 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
- 1,022
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 165
- Damage
- $139 million
- Episodes
- 655
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 | 234 | 0 | 2 | $8.0 million |
| Hail | 204 | 1 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Tornado | 147 | 1 | 122 | $117 million |
| Flash Flood | 69 | 0 | 0 | $613,000 |
| Winter Storm | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 36 | 0 | 0 | $68,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Heavy Rain | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $4,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 4 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Tropical Storm | 4 | 0 | 41 | $7.0 million |
| Coastal Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Storm Surge/Tide, September 6, 1996
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2001
- Tornado, June 22, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 4, 1998
- Tornado, July 13, 1975
- Flash Flood, August 25, 1999
- Hail, July 15, 2023
- Storm Surge/Tide, September 1, 2006
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Tornado, July 13, 1996
- Hail, April 6, 2023
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
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, June 26, 2026
- Tornado, June 22, 2026
- Hail, June 14, 2026
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- High Wind, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 5, 2024
- Hail, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 2023
- Tornado, April 22, 2023
- Hail, April 6, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Tornado, May 27, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2021
- Flood, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2021
- Heat, August 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Heat, August 11, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2021
- Heat, July 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Dense Fog, March 24, 2021
- Dense Fog, February 28, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2021
- Flood, November 11, 2020
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 27, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 21, 2020
- Flood, August 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020
- Heat, July 28, 2020
- Heat, July 23, 2020
- Heat, July 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Heat, July 21, 2020
- Hail, July 21, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Heat, July 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, May 27, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 12, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2019
- Heat, August 19, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2018
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2018
- Tornado, November 2, 2018
- Flood, October 11, 2018
- Heat, September 4, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 2018
- Heat, August 29, 2018
- Heat, August 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2018
- Hail, July 27, 2018
- Flood, July 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2018
- Heat, July 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 25, 2018
- Dense Fog, February 23, 2018
- Flood, February 11, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, November 10, 2017
- Hail, August 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2017
- Heat, August 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Heat, July 21, 2017
- Heat, July 20, 2017
- Heat, July 14, 2017
- Heat, July 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 25, 2017
- High Wind, February 12, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 17, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, November 13, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016
- Heat, August 16, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Heat, August 12, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2016
- Heat, July 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2016
- Tornado, June 21, 2016
- Hail, June 16, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 4, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Ice Storm, February 14, 2016
- Blizzard, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, June 27, 2015
- Hail, June 23, 2015
- Tornado, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2015
- Hail, April 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Ice Storm, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 14, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2014
- Hail, July 23, 2014
- Hail, July 15, 2014
- Hail, July 9, 2014
- Hail, July 2, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2014
- Flood, May 1, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 17, 2014
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Charles CountyEvery warning in Charles 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.