Storm History: Frederick County, Maryland

Events

1,624

Deaths

16

Injuries

23

Damage

$103 million

Episodes

986

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.

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• Flash Flood, June 24, 20065 deaths · 1 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20052 deaths · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 19961 death · $5.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 20211 death · $383,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events here
• Freezing Fog, December 31, 20071 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20021 death · 2 injured · $1,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Heat, July 2, 20021 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20031 death · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 15, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20191 death · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 23, 20221 death · 55 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 15, 2018$44 million · 15 events here
• Flood, January 19, 1996$15 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 1997$14 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 1999$9.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 19961 death · $5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 1998$1.7 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 20121 injured · $1.2 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2026$1.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$863,000 · 4 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, August 14, 1999$821,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2000$750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 6, 1996$530,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 19, 1996$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20065 deaths · 1 injured · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025$500,000 · 83 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 20211 death · $383,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, February 7, 2020$348,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 17, 2004$255,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$255,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 3, 1972$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 7, 2023$863,000 · 4 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, June 23, 2015$7,000 · 4 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 1, 19932.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20182.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2000$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 26, 19652.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 19982 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2021$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 22, 20191.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 21, 2014$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2014$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$51,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here

• Tornado, June 3, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 1983$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 24, 2001F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 1976F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 31, 1978$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 1983F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 17, 2004$255,000 · F2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Frederick County, with its track

• Hail, June 14, 2026$1.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026$15,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2026$18,000 · 57 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 2026$13,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 11, 2026$21,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2025$17,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2025$18,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2025$7,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025$2,000 · 67 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2025$3,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$17,000 · 65 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2025$62,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 14, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2025$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025$500,000 · 83 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 16, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 202566 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 29, 2024$42,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024$6,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 30, 2024$13,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2024$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024$8,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2024$20,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 15, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023$22,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2023$23,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$863,000 · 4 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023$21,000 · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2023$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2023$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 23, 2023$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 23, 20221 death · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Flood, December 22, 20222 events here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2022$12,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2022$31,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022$14,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022$78,000 · 60 kt wind · 10 events here
• Hail, July 12, 2022$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022$30,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 202213 events here
• Hail, March 31, 2022$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 13, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 16, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 202134 events here
• Flood, September 16, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2021$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2021$8,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 202114 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2021$4,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, August 21, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heat, August 12, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 20211 death · $383,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021$3,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 2021$5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$12,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2021$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 26, 20211 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2021$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, May 17, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$255,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021$23,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, March 24, 20211 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, February 28, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, February 15, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, December 24, 20202 events here
• Dense Fog, December 21, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, November 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 31, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, October 23, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, October 22, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, October 21, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2020$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 23, 2020$6,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2020$12,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2020$10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2020$7,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20202 events here
• Dense Fog, May 23, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 30, 20202 events here
• Dense Fog, April 25, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 13, 2020$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 7, 2020$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, March 29, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, February 26, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, February 7, 20201 event here
• Tornado, February 7, 2020$348,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Dense Fog, February 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, January 14, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, December 17, 20191 event here
• Ice Storm, December 16, 20192 events here
• Dense Fog, December 13, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 13, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, November 2, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 201970 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, October 22, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20191.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 20, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 201970 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201961 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 201978 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20196 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2019$22,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 10, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 5, 201915 events here
• Dense Fog, May 2, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 201961 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 29, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20181 event here
• Hail, December 21, 20181 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, December 15, 20182 events here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20181 event here
• Flood, November 24, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, November 15, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 21, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, October 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 28, 20188 events here
• Flood, September 26, 20184 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, September 9, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20181 event here
• Flood, August 21, 201811 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2018$10,000 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20181.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20182 events here
• Flood, July 22, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20187 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201850 kt wind · 8 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20182 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 3, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 201850 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20182.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2018$44 million · 15 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 20, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 17, 20181 event here

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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.