Storm History: Somerset County, Maryland
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Somerset 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
- 293
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 239
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 | 80 | 0 | 5 | $352,000 |
| Winter Storm | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 33 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Hail | 30 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 1 | $380,000 |
| Flash Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| High Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- High Wind, September 1, 2006
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Flood, October 9, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2021
- Tornado, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2009
- Coastal Flood, December 21, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Tornado, May 13, 2002
- Tornado, September 8, 1981
- Coastal Flood, May 12, 2008
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
Every episode, newest first
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2026
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 18, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 12, 2025
- Coastal Flood, August 21, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Hail, May 31, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2025
- Coastal Flood, November 15, 2024
- Coastal Flood, September 20, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Coastal Flood, March 9, 2024
- Coastal Flood, January 13, 2024
- Coastal Flood, January 9, 2024
- Coastal Flood, December 18, 2023
- Coastal Flood, September 23, 2023
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Coastal Flood, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, August 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- Coastal Flood, January 16, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2021
- Flood, August 7, 2021
- Heavy Rain, July 9, 2021
- Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- Heavy Rain, December 4, 2020
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 29, 2020
- Heavy Rain, September 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2020
- Coastal Flood, August 4, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2020
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Coastal Flood, January 20, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2018
- Flood, October 12, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2018
- Heavy Rain, October 11, 2018
- High Wind, October 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2018
- Flood, May 18, 2018
- Heavy Rain, May 17, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Blizzard, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Heavy Rain, July 29, 2017
- Lightning, July 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2017
- Flood, October 9, 2016
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Heavy Rain, July 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016
- Flood, June 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2016
- Frost/Freeze, April 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2016
- Coastal Flood, February 9, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Rain, November 9, 2015
- Coastal Flood, October 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2013
- Coastal Flood, December 21, 2012
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012
- Heat, July 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Flood, August 27, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 27, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Heavy Rain, March 29, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2010
- Coastal Flood, November 12, 2009
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2009
- Hail, June 2, 2009
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2009
- Heavy Rain, December 10, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2008
- Hail, August 2, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- Coastal Flood, May 12, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2008
- Heavy Rain, October 24, 2007
- Hail, June 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2007
- High Wind, September 1, 2006
- Tornado, July 5, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2005
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2005
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2003
- Tornado, July 14, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Tornado, May 13, 2002
- Tornado, January 6, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2002
- Hail, May 22, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2000
- Hail, April 21, 2000
- Hail, April 21, 2000
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2000
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 1999
- Hail, May 24, 1999
- Hail, April 9, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 9, 1999
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Hail, June 26, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Heavy Rain, February 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain, January 27, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1997
- Hail, May 1, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 8, 1997
- Winter Weather, January 9, 1997
- Tropical Storm, October 8, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 6, 1996
- Hurricane (Typhoon), July 13, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1996
- Heat, May 18, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm, March 1, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 16, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 1996
- Winter Storm, February 2, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 1995
- Hail, June 24, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1988
- Hail, July 4, 1983
- Tornado, September 8, 1981
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 1976
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 1976
- Tornado, June 19, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 1970
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1969
- Hail, April 19, 1969
- Hail, October 9, 1962
More
Tornadoes in Somerset CountyEvery warning in Somerset 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.