Tornado History Map

Worcester County, Maryland tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Worcester County from 1957 to 2020, 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 Worcester County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Worcester County, Maryland between 1957 and 2020. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is August, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 4 August 2020. The most recent was on 4 August 2020.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 342per 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 Worcester County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0744%
F1 / EF1850%
F2 / EF216%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Worcester County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 1950s.1950s31960s21970s11980s11990s22000s22010s22020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s2
1970s1
1980s1
1990s2
2000s2
2010s2
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Aug.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May4Jun1Jul1Aug6Sep1Oct0Nov2Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May4
Jun1
Jul1
Aug6
Sep1
Oct0
Nov2
Dec0

Records for Worcester County

  • Strongest: Maryland tornado4 August 2020, EF2, 3.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Delaware tornado5 July 1957, F1, 11.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Maryland tornado4 August 2020, EF0, 9.6 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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