Storm History: Washington County, Maryland

Events

1,139

Deaths

0

Injuries

8

Damage

$52 million

Episodes

799

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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None recorded.

• Flood, January 19, 1996$15 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 1999$10 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 1997$9.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2018$4.7 million · 7 events here
• Drought, November 1, 1998$1.7 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 19, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 1997$1.0 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 2012$694,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$600,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, September 6, 1996$520,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025$514,000 · 83 kt wind · 11 events here
• Tornado, July 19, 1996$475,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 19981 injured · $475,000 · F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2011$300,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$266,000 · 4 in hail · 16 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2004$265,000 · F1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025$250,000 · 76 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$201,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Strong Wind, November 22, 2005$200,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 7, 2023$266,000 · 4 in hail · 16 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20112.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2000$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 2011$7,000 · 2.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20192 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 2021$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2014$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, September 5, 1979F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1996$475,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2004$125,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Washington County, with its track

• Hail, June 14, 2026$65,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2026$4,000 · 64 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026$201,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2026$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026$6,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 20261 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 Weather, December 2, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2025$20,000 · 57 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 31, 2025$3,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2025$12,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025$4,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2025$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 20254 events here
• Hail, May 3, 2025$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 19, 2025$514,000 · 83 kt wind · 11 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 202566 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 16, 2025$250,000 · 76 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20251 event here
• Ice Storm, February 5, 20251 event here
• High Wind, January 29, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 16, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2024$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2024$4,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2024$12,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 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$23,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 2023$131,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2023$266,000 · 4 in hail · 16 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023$5,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 2023$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 14, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20224 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022$66,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 12, 2022$17,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022$8,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2022$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2022$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 6, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 30, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2021$16,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20215 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2021$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, August 21, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 12, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2021$29,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 17, 2021$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2021$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2021$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$95,000 · 65 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20211 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2021$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, May 17, 20211 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 23, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 28, 2021$45,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, February 28, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, January 26, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Dense Fog, January 3, 20211 event here
• Flood, December 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020$18,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, October 22, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2020$6,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2020$110,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2020$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2020$4,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, May 23, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 9, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 8, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 18, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 7, 2020$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, March 29, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, March 29, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 3, 2020$7,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dense Fog, February 26, 20201 event here
• Dense Fog, February 7, 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
• Dense Fog, October 22, 20191 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 19, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, July 9, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20197 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20192 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 18, 20191 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 3, 201950 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dense Fog, May 2, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 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
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 17, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20191 event here
• Dense Fog, December 28, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, December 2, 20181 event 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, 20186 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, September 9, 20185 events here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20182 events here
• Heat, September 4, 20181 event here
• Flood, August 21, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 201850 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20181 event here
• Dense Fog, July 26, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201850 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, July 4, 20181 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20181 event here
• Heat, June 18, 20181 event here
• Flood, June 3, 20183 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20186 events here
• Flood, May 26, 20182 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2018$4.7 million · 7 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 30, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 21, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, February 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20181 event here
• Flood, January 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20181 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 27, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 201755 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 201750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 20171 injured · 54 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 20, 20171 event here
• Dense Fog, May 27, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20171 event here
• High Wind, February 12, 201763 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 201763 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, January 13, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 11, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 26, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, October 6, 20161 event here
• Dense Fog, September 20, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 201650 kt wind · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20161 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 13, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 9, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 5, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 4, 20161 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 20161 event here
• High Wind, April 2, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20161 event here

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Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington County since 1986Every county in Maryland

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.