Storm History: Wicomico County, Maryland
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wicomico 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
- 436
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 310
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 | 117 | 0 | 1 | $277,000 |
| Hail | 68 | 0 | 0 | $103,000 |
| Winter Storm | 41 | 0 | 0 | $250 |
| Winter Weather | 40 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Tornado | 38 | 0 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Heavy Rain | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 31 | 0 | 0 | $72,000 |
| High Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Coastal Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $400,000 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 1 | 0 | $105,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| 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 | $5.0 million |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Ice Storm, December 23, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- High Wind, September 1, 2006
- Tornado, August 7, 2017
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2021
- Tornado, May 10, 1990
- Lightning, September 5, 2012
- Tornado, November 11, 1995
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Hail, July 16, 1997
- Tornado, October 8, 1965
- Tornado, August 4, 1975
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
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 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 16, 2026
- 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, August 14, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- High Wind, March 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2025
- Coastal Flood, November 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- High Wind, January 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, December 18, 2023
- Tropical Storm, September 22, 2023
- Heavy Rain, September 22, 2023
- Hail, August 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2023
- Hail, April 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2023
- Hail, August 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Coastal Flood, October 28, 2021
- Heavy Rain, July 9, 2021
- Tropical Storm, July 8, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2021
- Heavy Rain, June 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 4, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Heavy Rain, October 20, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Tornado, April 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 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
- Flood, May 18, 2018
- Heavy Rain, May 17, 2018
- Heavy Rain, May 14, 2018
- Hail, May 12, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 21, 2018
- High Wind, March 2, 2018
- Blizzard, January 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2017
- Tornado, August 7, 2017
- Heavy Rain, July 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 7, 2017
- Heavy Rain, October 8, 2016
- Coastal Flood, September 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 28, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2016
- Tropical Storm, September 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2016
- Heavy Rain, July 29, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2016
- Flood, June 28, 2016
- Hail, June 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 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
- High Wind, January 23, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Heavy Rain, November 9, 2015
- Coastal Flood, October 4, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2014
- Heavy Rain, May 16, 2014
- 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 11, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- 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
- Flood, October 29, 2012
- High Wind, October 29, 2012
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2012
- Lightning, September 5, 2012
- Heat, July 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2012
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2012
- Tropical Storm, August 27, 2011
- Flood, August 27, 2011
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Hail, August 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 5, 2011
- Winter Weather, March 27, 2011
- High Wind, February 25, 2011
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2010
- Heavy Rain, March 29, 2010
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2009
- Heavy Rain, November 11, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2009
- Hail, June 3, 2009
- Hail, May 29, 2009
- Hail, May 9, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2009
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2009
- High Wind, December 31, 2008
- Heavy Rain, December 10, 2008
- Tropical Storm, September 6, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2008
- Hail, June 4, 2008
- High Wind, May 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 8, 2008
- Strong Wind, March 8, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 2008
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2008
- Strong Wind, February 10, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2008
- Heavy Rain, October 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2007
- Winter Weather, March 7, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2007
- High Wind, September 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2006
- Hail, July 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 23, 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 Storm, January 22, 2005
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather, December 19, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, October 24, 2003
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Tornado, September 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2003
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2003
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2002
- Hail, August 2, 2002
- Tornado, May 13, 2002
- Tornado, April 28, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2002
- Tornado, July 5, 2001
- Hail, May 26, 2001
- Hail, May 22, 2001
- Lightning, April 9, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2001
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2000
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2000
- High Wind, November 2, 1999
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 15, 1999
- Hail, July 24, 1999
- Hail, April 9, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 9, 1999
- Winter Weather, January 8, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Wicomico CountyEvery warning in Wicomico 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.