High Wind in Maryland

Events

540

Deaths

4

Injuries

31

Damage

$43 million

• High Wind in Maryland, October 29, 20122 deaths · 9 injured · $27 million · 61 kt wind · 15 eventsHurricane Sandy moved up the Atlantic coast and then turned Northwest and made landfall northeast of MD. Heavy rain and high winds over spread coastal regions and most of Maryland, eastern panhandle of West Virginia and Northern Virginia.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Maryland, September 16, 199916 injured · $7.1 million · 30 eventsHurricane Floyd made landfall just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina in the early morning hours of the 16th and moved north-northeast across extreme southeast Virginia to near Ocean City, Maryland by evening on the 16th.
• Flash Flooding and High Wind in Maryland, September 16 to 18, 19995 injured · $15 million · 50 kt wind · 10 eventsHurricane Floyd battered the Maryland Eastern Shore on September 16th and brought with it torrential rains and damaging winds.
• High Wind in Maryland, March 2 to 3, 20181 death · 2 injured · 60 kt wind · 18 eventsA low pressure system moving eastward from the central United States on Thursday March 1st, intensified rapidly as it moved offshore Thursday night and early Friday, deepening to 974 mb by the evening of Friday March 2nd.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Maryland, September 18 to 19, 2003$50 million · 50 kt wind · 15 eventsTropical Storm Isabel caused a record breaking tide and storm surge up the Chesapeake Bay, heavy rain and strong power outage producing winds. Isabel made landfall as a hurricane near Drum Inlet, North Carolina around 100 p.m.
• High Wind in Maryland, December 23 to 24, 20221 death · 55 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong gradient winds developed behind a strong Arctic cold front that moved through the area on December 23. Wind gusts up to 63 mph were observed in Garrett, Frederick, Baltimore, and Anne Arundel Counties.
• Flooding and High Wind in Maryland, September 18 to 21, 20033 injured · $2.2 million · 50 kt wind · 9 eventsOn September 18, 2003, Hurricane Isabel made landfall on the North Carolina Coast. Its wind field extended for hundreds of miles from the storm's center. As bad as it was across Maryland and Virginia, it could have been much worse. The air at the surface was relatively cool.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, October 29 to 30, 2012$5.0 million · 52 kt wind · 15 eventsPost Tropical Storm Sandy caused an initial estimate of $5 million dollars in damage in the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
• High Wind in Maryland, September 1, 2006$5.0 million · 58 kt wind · 5 eventsThe remnants of Ernesto along the Mid Atlantic coast combined with strong high pressure over New England produced very strong winds across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Storm Surge and High Wind in Maryland, September 1 to 2, 2006$3.7 million · 55 kt wind · 11 eventsThe Tide crest at Annapolis was 3.56 MLLW late Friday. Moderate coastal flooding occurred due to the storm surge from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto. In Charles County, mandatory evacuations were ordered due to the flooding, with many roads flooded.
• High Wind in Maryland, January 14, 2006$1.6 million · 52 kt wind · 14 eventsVery strong winds developed on the 14th due to a strengthening low pressure system off the Mid Atlantic Coast and a fast moving cold front that passed through the region early in the day.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, May 11 to 12, 20082 injured · $406,000 · 50 kt wind · 20 eventsA potent storm system crossed the region May 12th. Warm and moist air filtered in ahead of the system, bringing widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain.
• High Wind in Maryland, March 19, 19966 injured · $75,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsDeep low pressure moving up the Ohio Valley produced gusty east winds which blew down trees and limbs, some onto power lines. Undoubtedly, moist ground contributed to the damage.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Maryland, April 15 to 17, 20071 injured · $116,000 · 52 kt wind · 22 eventsA Nor'Easter impacted the Mid Atlantic region on April 15th and 16th. Low pressure off the southeastern coast moved north along the Delmarva. Heavy rain spread north across the region early April 15th, causing flooding by the afternoon and evening.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 13, 2002$187,000 · 1.75 in hail · 16 eventsScattered showers and thunderstorms moved through the region during the afternoon and early evening hours of the 13th. These storms produced damaging winds, large hail, and heavy downpours.
• High Wind in Maryland, April 2 to 3, 20166 injured · 54 kt wind · 24 eventsA strong cold front swung through the Mid-Atlantic. Surge of cold air advection immediately and then again after the frontal passage resulted in two rounds of strong winds, one with a squall line that formed along the front and another more pro-longed with the synoptic flow.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Maryland, December 12, 2000$155,000 · 55 kt wind · 14 eventsA vigorous cold front crossed the region between 4 AM and 9 AM on the 12th. As the front passed, northwest winds gusted to between 40 and 60 MPH and didn't begin to subside until midday.
• High Wind in Maryland, September 6, 1996$145,000 · 10 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Fran continued to spawn high winds, ranging from 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph, across much of Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay.
• High Wind in Maryland, March 2 to 3, 2018$125,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 eventsIntense low pressure spinning off the southern New England coast produced very strong northerly winds across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore. The very strong winds downed numerous trees, produced structural damage, and caused power outages.
• High Wind in Maryland, April 23, 1996$100,000 · 7 eventsGusty gradient winds associated with a vigorous cold front caused numerous power outages across north central Maryland during the evening of the 23rd.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Maryland, November 13, 2003$105,000 · 55 kt wind · 5 eventsThe combination of a rapidly deepening low pressure system moving through the Saint Lawrence Valley and a high pressure system building in from the Plains States produced strong to high winds across the Eastern Shore.
• High Wind in Maryland, February 17, 2006$120,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 eventA strong cold front brought very strong and gusty winds to the Mid-Atlantic on February 17. Scattered reports of downed trees and powerlines occurred across the region.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Maryland, February 10, 2008$61,000 · 54 kt wind · 13 eventsGusty winds developed in the wake of a strong cold front that crossed the region February 10th. Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph were measured in some locations, with several hours of wind gusts in excess of 40 mph. This downed trees and power lines across the region.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Maryland, December 1, 2006$82,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong cold front blew across the Mid Atlantic. Very strong winds accompanied this front.
• High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1996$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsGradient winds of 25 to 35 mph, with gusts to 60 mph, which occurred between an intense storm over the Canadian Maritimes and a strong high pressure ridge over the southeast U.S., produced minor damage and power outages in the Baltimore metropolitan region.

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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.