Tornado History Map

Washington County, Maryland tornado history

18 tornadoes recorded in or across Washington County from 1961 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 Washington County

The Storm Prediction Center records 18 tornadoes whose paths touched Washington County, Maryland between 1961 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 17 September 2004. The most recent was on 5 June 2024.

  • 18tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 393per 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 Washington County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0739%
F1 / EF1950%
F2 / EF2211%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Washington County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1990s.1960s11970s21990s82000s52010s12020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s2
1990s8
2000s5
2010s1
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May3Jun6Jul4Aug1Sep4Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun6
Jul4
Aug1
Sep4
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Washington County

  • Strongest: Maryland tornado17 September 2004, F2, 3 miles long
  • Longest path: Maryland tornado16 June 1998, F1, 5 miles long
  • Most recent: Maryland tornado5 June 2024, EF0, 0.6 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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