Storm History: Montgomery County, Maryland
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Montgomery 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
- 1,941
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $53 million
- Episodes
- 766
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 | 472 | 4 | 6 | $24 million |
| Hail | 449 | 3 | 9 | $10 million |
| Flash Flood | 385 | 3 | 7 | $4.4 million |
| Tornado | 210 | 0 | 7 | $14 million |
| Flood | 78 | 1 | 1 | $25,000 |
| Winter Storm | 78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 72 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 22 | 0 | 4 | |
| Heat | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 17 | 1 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 8 | 0 | 0 | $847,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Tornado, June 5, 2024
- Hail, July 2, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Tornado, October 18, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2004
- Tornado, November 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Hail, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Tornado, May 27, 2001
- Lightning, May 17, 2004
- Tornado, May 11, 2024
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 12, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Tornado, March 11, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2026
- High Wind, February 7, 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 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2025
- High Wind, November 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2025
- Tornado, July 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Tornado, June 18, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2025
- Flood, May 14, 2025
- Hail, May 3, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2025
- Ice Storm, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2024
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Hail, July 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Hail, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2024
- Tornado, June 5, 2024
- Hail, May 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 11, 2024
- Hail, April 15, 2024
- Lightning, February 22, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2024
- Flood, January 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2024
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 10, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Hail, September 7, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2023
- Flood, June 23, 2023
- Tornado, April 22, 2023
- Hail, April 6, 2023
- High Wind, April 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2022
- Flood, June 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2022
- Tornado, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Tornado, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Flood, May 6, 2022
- Hail, March 31, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2021
- Tornado, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021
- Flood, August 20, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Flood, August 13, 2021
- Heat, August 12, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2021
- Tornado, July 29, 2021
- Hail, July 28, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Hail, July 17, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Hail, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Hail, June 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2021
- Tornado, June 3, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 23, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, April 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021
- Flood, March 1, 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
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Flood, December 24, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 21, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Dense Fog, November 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 31, 2020
- Flood, October 29, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 23, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2020
- Dense Fog, October 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2020
- Tornado, September 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2020
- Hail, August 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2020
- Hail, July 6, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2020
- Dense Fog, May 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 9, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 8, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 16, 2020
- Hail, April 13, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, March 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020
- Dense Fog, February 7, 2020
- Tornado, February 7, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2020
- Dense Fog, January 3, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 17, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 16, 2019
- Dense Fog, December 13, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, November 2, 2019
- Flood, November 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Dense Fog, October 22, 2019
- Hail, August 22, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Hail, August 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Flood, August 7, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 17, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Tornado, May 30, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2019
- Dense Fog, May 2, 2019
- Tornado, April 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 22, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2019
- Dense Fog, January 18, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Montgomery CountyEvery warning in Montgomery 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.