Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Westernport, MD

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Keyser 2 SSW, WV, 5 miles south of Westernport at 965 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 40°F and 21°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 41.4 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (20.8 of 41.4 inches). September has brought the most of the 16 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 80°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 127 nights a year. Snowfall averages 33.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 41.4 inches is more than at 4 of the 41 Maryland stations used on this site (10%). Swanton, 9 miles west, has its own station (Savage Rvr Dam, MD): 41.4 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 81°F against 89°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 142 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Westernport: 104 thunderstorm wind reports, 25 flash floods, 12 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $742,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 7, 2023. May has had the most flash floods, 13 of 25. Of the 239 Maryland cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 86 have had fewer than Westernport.

Flood insurance policyholders in Westernport's ZIP code 21562 have filed 52 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $2.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Fran in 1996: 29 claims (56% of all) and $720,000. 62% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 150 Maryland cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 83 have fewer than Westernport.