Caroline County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched Caroline County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 18, 1995). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 24 people.

10tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
1killed · 24 injured
18 milongest path · 1984
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05
(E)F14
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 18, 1995F210 mi200 yd00
May 8, 1984F118 mi150 yd141
May 8, 1984F118 mi150 yd100
Jul 31, 1992F11 mi183 yd00
Apr 18, 1978F10.1 mi10 yd00
Nov 30, 2020EF05.3 mi75 yd00
Apr 13, 2020EF04.8 mi30 yd00
Jun 4, 2008EF02.2 mi50 yd00
Apr 5, 1952F00.3 mi33 yd00
Jul 14, 1990F00.3 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Nov 30, 2020EF05.3 mi75 yd00
Apr 13, 2020EF04.8 mi30 yd00
Jun 4, 2008EF02.2 mi50 yd00
May 18, 1995F210 mi200 yd00
Jul 31, 1992F11 mi183 yd00
Jul 14, 1990F00.3 mi20 yd00
May 8, 1984F118 mi150 yd100
May 8, 1984F118 mi150 yd141
Apr 18, 1978F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 5, 1952F00.3 mi33 yd00

Deadliest: May 8, 1984, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Queen Anne's County, MD13Talbot County, MD4Kent County, DE24Sussex County, DE28Kent County, MD5Dorchester County, MD14Wicomico County, MD11Anne Arundel County, MD29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Caroline County, Maryland had?

10 tornadoes touched Caroline County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Caroline County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 18, 1995, with a 10-mile path.

When is tornado season in Caroline County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (3 of 10). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).