NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Maryland Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Maryland has 415 tornadoes on record since 1950, 7 of them EF3 or stronger, with 9 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is Berlin (17); the most tornado-prone is Sandy Spring (127).
- Cities
- 239
- Tornadoes in state
- 415
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
- Tornado deaths
- 9
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Maryland cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormTropical storm · 237 cities
- Connie 1955Category 4 · 231 cities
- Unnamed 1943 stormTropical storm · 230 cities
- Ernesto 2006Category 1 · 227 cities
- Unnamed 1933 stormCategory 4 · 223 cities
- Unnamed 1929 stormCategory 4 · 222 cities
- Unnamed 1899 stormCategory 2 · 222 cities
- Unnamed 1934 stormCategory 2 · 222 cities
- Unnamed 1878 stormCategory 2 · 216 cities
- Unnamed 1915 stormCategory 1 · 215 cities
- Isaias 2020Category 1 · 214 cities
- Unnamed 1893 stormCategory 3 · 210 cities
Maryland cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | 3 | 30 | 103 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Silver Spring | 3 | 28 | 118 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Frederick | 3 | 21 | 103 | 2 | Sandy 2012 |
| Rockville | 3 | 24 | 126 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Gaithersburg | 3 | 24 | 124 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Laurel | 3 | 29 | 115 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Bowie | 3 | 33 | 113 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Upper Marlboro | 3 | 33 | 106 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Columbia | 3 | 28 | 112 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Hagerstown | 3 | 19 | 67 | 1 | Sandy 2012 |
| Hyattsville | 3 | 29 | 119 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Glen Burnie | 2 | 32 | 91 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Annapolis | 2 | 39 | 81 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Ellicott City | 3 | 28 | 119 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Waldorf | 3 | 36 | 103 | 5 | Elsa 2021 |
| Germantown | 3 | 23 | 120 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Bethesda | 3 | 27 | 114 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Salisbury | 9 | 52 | 41 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bel Air | 3 | 27 | 77 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Westminster | 3 | 21 | 91 | 4 | Isaias 2020 |
| Pasadena | 2 | 35 | 78 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Owings Mills | 3 | 25 | 113 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Dundalk | 2 | 31 | 96 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Fort Washington | 3 | 31 | 110 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Potomac | 3 | 24 | 123 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Catonsville | 3 | 29 | 109 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Towson | 3 | 28 | 99 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Elkton | 2 | 32 | 85 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Essex | 2 | 32 | 95 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Lanham | 3 | 32 | 109 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Middle River | 3 | 29 | 88 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Cumberland | 2 | 15 | 24 | 2 | Sandy 2012 |
| Landover | 3 | 32 | 108 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| College Park | 3 | 30 | 118 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Temple Hills | 3 | 31 | 112 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 29 | 93 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Windsor Mill | 3 | 28 | 112 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Capitol Heights | 3 | 31 | 111 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Lutherville | 3 | 28 | 97 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Pikesville | 3 | 27 | 110 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Odenton | 3 | 31 | 101 | 2 | Zeta 2020 |
| Clinton | 3 | 34 | 108 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| District Heights | 3 | 32 | 114 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Eldersburg | 3 | 22 | 111 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Severn | 3 | 32 | 95 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Elkridge | 3 | 30 | 103 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Montgomery Village | 3 | 24 | 122 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Reisterstown | 3 | 23 | 104 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Abingdon | 3 | 28 | 80 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Mount Airy | 3 | 22 | 104 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| New Carrollton | 3 | 31 | 111 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Randallstown | 3 | 26 | 117 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Chevy Chase | 3 | 28 | 114 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Oxon Hill | 3 | 31 | 115 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Severna Park | 2 | 35 | 81 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Clarksburg | 3 | 22 | 108 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Greenbelt | 3 | 29 | 113 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Beltsville | 3 | 30 | 117 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Suitland | 3 | 32 | 111 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Lexington Park | 4 | 45 | 65 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Aberdeen | 3 | 30 | 87 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Olney | 3 | 24 | 121 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Crofton | 3 | 33 | 105 | 2 | Zeta 2020 |
| Takoma Park | 3 | 30 | 119 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Hunt Valley | 3 | 28 | 92 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Edgewood | 3 | 30 | 79 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Riverdale | 3 | 30 | 117 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Berlin | 17 | 56 | 27 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Easton | 4 | 47 | 37 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Mechanicsville | 3 | 43 | 90 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hanover | 3 | 31 | 95 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Arnold | 2 | 37 | 76 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| La Plata | 3 | 38 | 106 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Edgewater | 2 | 38 | 84 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lusby | 3 | 46 | 65 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Havre De Grace | 3 | 31 | 83 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| North East | 3 | 32 | 85 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Kensington | 3 | 28 | 119 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Cambridge | 4 | 45 | 38 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Millersville | 2 | 32 | 94 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Forest Hill | 2 | 29 | 82 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Derwood | 3 | 23 | 123 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| New Market | 3 | 22 | 105 | 2 | Isaias 2020 |
| Joppa | 3 | 28 | 78 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Burtonsville | 3 | 29 | 121 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Jessup | 3 | 29 | 104 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Leonardtown | 3 | 47 | 81 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Brandywine | 3 | 36 | 100 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Gambrills | 3 | 31 | 105 | 2 | Zeta 2020 |
| Hampstead | 3 | 22 | 86 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Huntingtown | 3 | 44 | 97 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Perry Hall | 3 | 28 | 85 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| California | 3 | 46 | 72 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Stevensville | 3 | 41 | 61 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Clarksville | 3 | 27 | 115 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Fallston | 2 | 28 | 74 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Chestertown | 4 | 35 | 63 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Oakland | 1 | 9 | 21 | 2 | Sandy 2012 |
| Damascus | 3 | 23 | 111 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Frostburg | 1 | 15 | 20 | 2 | Sandy 2012 |
| White Plains | 3 | 35 | 100 | 5 | Elsa 2021 |
| Middletown | 3 | 21 | 102 | 1 | Sandy 2012 |
| Prince Frederick | 3 | 43 | 94 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Accokeek | 3 | 33 | 105 | 5 | Elsa 2021 |
| Manchester | 3 | 22 | 78 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Thurmont | 3 | 20 | 93 | 2 | Sandy 2012 |
| Taneytown | 3 | 22 | 85 | 4 | Isaias 2020 |
| Princess Anne | 10 | 54 | 30 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Ocean City | 17 | 58 | 23 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Chesapeake Beach | 3 | 43 | 90 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Walkersville | 3 | 21 | 100 | 2 | Isaias 2020 |
| Centreville | 2 | 44 | 48 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Fort Meade | 3 | 31 | 100 | 2 | Zeta 2020 |
| Rising Sun | 3 | 31 | 89 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Hollywood | 3 | 47 | 76 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Denton | 4 | 49 | 55 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Indian Head | 3 | 32 | 103 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Boonsboro | 3 | 20 | 80 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Linthicum | 3 | 32 | 100 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Finksburg | 3 | 22 | 96 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Williamsport | 3 | 19 | 68 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Smithsburg | 3 | 20 | 74 | 1 | Sandy 2012 |
| Owings | 3 | 41 | 93 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bladensburg | 3 | 30 | 116 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Boyds | 3 | 22 | 115 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Mount Rainier | 3 | 30 | 113 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Woodbine | 3 | 23 | 107 | 2 | Isaias 2020 |
| Crownsville | 2 | 37 | 94 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Brookeville | 3 | 24 | 116 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Monrovia | 3 | 23 | 117 | 4 | Isaias 2020 |
| Davidsonville | 2 | 35 | 102 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lothian | 2 | 36 | 96 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dunkirk | 2 | 40 | 99 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Jarrettsville | 2 | 28 | 81 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Delmar | 9 | 50 | 42 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Ijamsville | 3 | 22 | 110 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Bryans Road | 3 | 33 | 105 | 5 | Elsa 2021 |
| Parkton | 3 | 22 | 79 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Pocomoke City | 13 | 58 | 27 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Street | 2 | 28 | 79 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Glenn Dale | 3 | 32 | 112 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 28 | 90 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Woodstock | 3 | 25 | 113 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Great Mills | 3 | 46 | 72 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Clear Spring | 3 | 19 | 60 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Fulton | 3 | 27 | 122 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Brunswick | 3 | 21 | 101 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Poolesville | 3 | 23 | 109 | 2 | Zeta 2020 |
| Saint Leonard | 3 | 47 | 74 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Belcamp | 3 | 28 | 80 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Sparks | 3 | 24 | 97 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Port Deposit | 3 | 31 | 83 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Brentwood | 3 | 30 | 113 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| Hughesville | 3 | 43 | 99 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Federalsburg | 6 | 47 | 42 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Emmitsburg | 3 | 20 | 90 | 4 | Sandy 2012 |
| Baldwin | 2 | 28 | 78 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| New Windsor | 3 | 22 | 88 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Chester | 3 | 42 | 53 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Marriottsville | 3 | 24 | 114 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Kingsville | 3 | 27 | 77 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Jefferson | 3 | 21 | 101 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Perryville | 3 | 31 | 81 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Fruitland | 9 | 53 | 38 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Myersville | 3 | 20 | 85 | 1 | Sandy 2012 |
| White Hall | 3 | 24 | 87 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Charlotte Hall | 3 | 42 | 97 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Snow Hill | 13 | 57 | 33 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hurlock | 6 | 47 | 46 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Grasonville | 3 | 43 | 46 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Hebron | 9 | 50 | 38 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Preston | 5 | 47 | 50 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| North Beach | 3 | 44 | 85 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Adamstown | 3 | 22 | 101 | 1 | Isaias 2020 |
| Union Bridge | 3 | 22 | 91 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Monkton | 3 | 26 | 91 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Greensboro | 4 | 47 | 54 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| White Marsh | 3 | 28 | 82 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Glen Arm | 2 | 29 | 84 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Ridgely | 3 | 48 | 56 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Knoxville | 3 | 21 | 99 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Riva | 2 | 37 | 94 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Conowingo | 3 | 30 | 85 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Crisfield | 11 | 54 | 19 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Sharpsburg | 3 | 20 | 80 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Parsonsburg | 11 | 52 | 40 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Grantsville | 1 | 13 | 30 | 3 | Sandy 2012 |
| Queenstown | 3 | 45 | 44 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| St Michaels | 3 | 45 | 44 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Pittsville | 11 | 52 | 40 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Glenwood | 3 | 22 | 118 | 4 | Isaias 2020 |
| Earleville | 3 | 32 | 78 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Hancock | 3 | 18 | 37 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Port Republic | 3 | 46 | 80 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Harwood | 2 | 38 | 93 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Westover | 10 | 52 | 17 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Westernport | 1 | 15 | 26 | 4 | Sandy 2012 |
| Keedysville | 3 | 20 | 86 | 0 | Sandy 2012 |
| Upperco | 3 | 22 | 95 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Newburg | 3 | 41 | 87 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Jb Andrews | 3 | 33 | 110 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Highland | 3 | 27 | 122 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Ashton | 3 | 27 | 121 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Freeland | 3 | 22 | 78 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Shady Side | 3 | 41 | 73 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Mardela Springs | 6 | 50 | 37 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Bishopville | 17 | 56 | 32 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Pylesville | 2 | 26 | 82 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Churchville | 3 | 28 | 83 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 35 | 106 | 4 | Elsa 2021 |
| Trappe | 4 | 45 | 33 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Keymar | 3 | 22 | 92 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Darlington | 3 | 28 | 77 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Churchton | 3 | 41 | 76 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Woodsboro | 3 | 22 | 96 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Swanton | 1 | 12 | 25 | 4 | Sandy 2012 |
| Eden | 10 | 52 | 35 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| East New Market | 5 | 46 | 40 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Deale | 3 | 39 | 84 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Whiteford | 2 | 27 | 85 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Church Hill | 3 | 43 | 47 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Chesapeake City | 3 | 33 | 78 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Millington | 3 | 40 | 60 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Rock Hall | 2 | 40 | 67 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Glenelg | 3 | 23 | 115 | 4 | Isaias 2020 |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground | 4 | 30 | 80 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Friendsville | 0 | 10 | 35 | 4 | Sandy 2012 |
| Point Of Rocks | 3 | 21 | 103 | 1 | Sandy 2012 |
| Accident | 1 | 11 | 31 | 4 | Sandy 2012 |
| Nanjemoy | 3 | 35 | 79 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| West Friendship | 3 | 22 | 120 | 3 | Isaias 2020 |
| Savage | 3 | 30 | 107 | 3 | Zeta 2020 |
| West River | 3 | 38 | 82 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Galena | 3 | 38 | 64 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Dayton | 3 | 24 | 114 | 4 | Zeta 2020 |
| Port Tobacco | 3 | 37 | 101 | 3 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dickerson | 3 | 22 | 103 | 1 | Isaias 2020 |
| Sandy Spring | 3 | 25 | 127 | 5 | Zeta 2020 |
| Sunderland | 3 | 44 | 90 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
Hail in Maryland
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Maryland since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.