Tornado in Maryland
Every tornado event the National Weather Service has filed in Maryland, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
The most significant on the map
The most significant tornado episodes in Maryland.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 438
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 327
- Damage
- $383 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, April 28, 2002A massive tornadic storm tore through Central Charles and Calvert Counties between 7 and 8 PM EDT on the 28th. The tornadoes it produced left a 64 mile path of destruction ranging from F1 to F4 damage.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Maryland, September 24, 2001Severe thunderstorms moved through Central Maryland during the early evening of the 24th. One thunderstorm produced a devastating F3 tornado which was on the ground for 17.5 miles from College Park in Prince George's County to just east of Columbia in Howard County.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, October 18, 1990
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, May 8, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, June 2, 1998The combination of an upper-level disturbance, increasing atmospheric shear, and ample instability set the stage for a major severe weather episode across the north half of Maryland during the late afternoon and evening.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, November 2, 2018A dynamic low pressure system tracked through the Mid-Atlantic states on the evening of November 2nd.
- Tornado in Maryland, May 19, 1967
- Tornado in Maryland, July 19, 1996One of the most potent tornadoes in recorded history in the state of Maryland tracked for 2 and 1/4 miles through the Mystic Kane and Four Seasons subdivisions just off state route 32 northwest of Gamber.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Maryland, August 4 to 5, 2020Tropical Storm Isaias moved up the east coast, passing through southern Maryland on the morning of Tuesday, August 4th, 2020, spawning several tornadoes as well as flooding rain and tropical storm force winds.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 3, 1980
- Tornadoes in Maryland, June 5, 2024On the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, June 5th, 2024, a warm front slowly lifted northeast across the eastern Panhandle of West Virginia into northern Virginia as well as central and northeastern Maryland.
- Tornado in Maryland, June 9, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, April 28, 2002Tornado path length 16-18 miles. One house and several outbuildings destroyed near Hip Roof Road. Most of the damage along tornado path rated F0 to F1.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Maryland, October 5, 1995A tornado touched down just east of Crownsville, and skipped northeast along a 3.8 mile track, exiting Arnold along the Magothy River.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Maryland, May 22, 1983
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 29, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 18, 1995A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the district during the afternoon of the 18th. Several trees were down on Beach Drive in NW D.C., and numerous others were reported down in the Federal sector (downtown).
- Tornado and Hail in Maryland, May 15, 1981
- Tornado in Maryland, May 23, 1979
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Maryland, September 5, 1979
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, May 16, 2025A line of thunderstorms developed over western Maryland and eastern West Virginia, then significantly gathered strength as it moved east into the I-95 corridor. Destructive winds, very large hail, and a tornado were observed with some of the most intense storms.
- Tornadoes in Maryland, September 17 to 18, 2004An F1 tornado produced structural damage to a couple of homes near Brunswick. A few buildings and out buildings were destroyed. Other structures sustained roof damage, and some trees were downed or stripped.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, November 1, 1994Nickel-sized hail, combined with wind gusts up to 60 mph, occurred at Catonsville in southwestern Baltimore Co.
- Tornado in Maryland, June 2, 1998An F2 tornado passed southeast through southern Fayette County PA, the northeast tip of Preston County WV, and into northwest Garrett County MD. The total length of the tornado as it passed across these three counties was 12 miles.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Maryland, June 1, 2012Low pressure tracked through the Ohio Valley and into the Great Lakes. The warm front associated with this system passed through our region during the first.
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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.