Tornado History Map

Montgomery County, Maryland tornado history

30 tornadoes recorded in or across Montgomery County from 1952 to 2024, 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 Montgomery County

The Storm Prediction Center records 30 tornadoes whose paths touched Montgomery County, Maryland between 1952 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 9 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 17 September 2004. The most recent was on 5 June 2024.

  • 30tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 8injuries
  • 608per 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 Montgomery County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01240%
F1 / EF11653%
F2 / EF227%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Montgomery County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s21960s11970s21990s62000s72010s62020s6

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s1
1970s2
1990s6
2000s7
2010s6
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in Jun.Jan0Feb2Mar0Apr2May3Jun9Jul3Aug3Sep4Oct1Nov3Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb2
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun9
Jul3
Aug3
Sep4
Oct1
Nov3
Dec0

Records for Montgomery County

  • Strongest: Virginia tornado17 September 2004, F2, 1 injury, 15 miles long
  • Longest path: Maryland tornado13 June 2013, EF0, 20.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Maryland tornado5 June 2024, EF1, 5 injuries, 15.2 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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