Tornado History Map

Baltimore County, Maryland tornado history

36 tornadoes recorded in or across Baltimore County from 1969 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Baltimore County

The Storm Prediction Center records 36 tornadoes whose paths touched Baltimore County, Maryland between 1969 and 2025. They killed 2 people and injured 68. The busiest month is June, with 13 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 28 August 1978. The most recent was on 16 May 2025.

  • 36tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 68injuries
  • 602per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Baltimore County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01336%
F1 / EF11953%
F2 / EF2411%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Baltimore County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 1990s.1960s11970s61990s122000s42010s72020s6

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s6
1990s12
2000s4
2010s7
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr4May2Jun13Jul5Aug2Sep2Oct2Nov5Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr4
May2
Jun13
Jul5
Aug2
Sep2
Oct2
Nov5
Dec0

Records for Baltimore County

  • Deadliest: Maryland tornado2 November 2018, EF1, 2 deaths, 1 injury, 2.7 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: Pennsylvania tornado28 August 1978, F2, 20 miles long
  • Most recent: Maryland tornado16 May 2025, EF1, 4.3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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