NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Woodbine, MD
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
26 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Woodbine, Maryland since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Isaias in 2020. Since 1950, 107 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 23
- Tornadoes
- 107
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Woodbine
The strongest storm to pass near Woodbine was an unnamed storm in 1878, a Category 1 hurricane with 91 mph winds when its centre passed 5 miles away. The record near Woodbine begins with an unnamed storm in 1876; the most recent system was Isaias in 2020, a tropical storm 56 miles away. Of the 26 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Woodbine has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 14% of the 239 Maryland cities on this site. The highest rating among the 107 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on September 24, 2001, came within 14 miles. Of the 107, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 62 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on May 16, 2025. Woodbine has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 239 Maryland cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 67 times since 1990, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Woodbine has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 239 Maryland cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Woodbine
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2012 | SandyOct 30 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 2 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1992 | DanielleSep 26 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | DavidSep 6 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 18 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1955 | ConnieAug 13 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 19 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleSep 1 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 29 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 18 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 2 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormOct 1 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJun 19 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormAug 24 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 20 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 4 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormNov 1 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 23 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 14 | 51 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 29 | overhead | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormAug 21 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 23 | 5 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1876 | Unnamed 1876 stormSep 18 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Woodbine: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Woodbine
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s25
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s27(1 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s7
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2001 | F3 | 14 mi | 17.5 mi | 2 / 55 |
| Jul 19, 1996 | F3 | 12 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | EF2 | 8 mi | 4.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | EF2 | 8 mi | 4.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 2, 2018 | EF2 | 5 mi | 5.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2004 | F2 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 18, 1990 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 59 |
| May 23, 1979 | F2 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1978 | F2 | 22 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1978 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1978 | F2 | 16 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 2025 | EF1 | 25 mi | 4.34 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 107, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Woodbine
The Storm Prediction Center has 67 hail reports within 10 miles of Woodbine since 1990, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on June 8, 1990. The most recent report is from May 3, 2025. May has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Woodbine
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Damascus 3 SSW, MD, 10 miles southwest of Woodbine at 700 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 39°F and 25°F. September is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 48.0 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (25.7 of 48.0 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 26 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal August there has highs of 83°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 13 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 98 nights a year. Snowfall averages 31.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 48.0 inches is more than at 33 of the 41 Maryland stations used on this site (80%). Dayton, 7 miles southeast, has its own station (Laurel 3 W, MD): 47.5 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39 | 25 | 3.4 | 6 | 9.4 |
| Feb | 43 | 26 | 3.0 | 6 | 11.1 |
| Mar | 52 | 33 | 4.0 | 7 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 64 | 43 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.2 |
| May | 73 | 53 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 80 | 62 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 84 | 66 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 65 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 58 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 47 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 53 | 36 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 44 | 30 | 3.9 | 7 | 5.1 |
| Year | 63 | 45 | 48.0 | 80 | 31.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Damascus 3 SSW, MD (700 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Woodbine
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 371 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Woodbine: 297 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 floods, 33 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 12, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 14 of 33. Of the 239 Maryland cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 108 have had fewer than Woodbine.
July 31, 2025: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Woodbine — 1 killed.
June 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Woodbine — $100,000 damage.
August 7, 2023: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Woodbine — $100,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Howard County, which includes Woodbine, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1971, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 5 hurricanes, 5 snowstorms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 26, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Howard County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes and hail; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $52.0 million a year, the 6th highest of 24 Maryland counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $29.9 million (58%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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- Damascus, MD9 mi
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