Cecil County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Cecil County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 2, 2002).

19tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
6 milongest path · 1993
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F01
(E)F116
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 2, 2002F24.5 mi160 yd00
May 15, 1981F21.5 mi27 yd20
Sep 27, 1993F16 mi30 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF15.5 mi125 yd00
Jun 13, 2019EF14.6 mi580 yd00
May 13, 2002F14 mi80 yd00
Nov 30, 2020EF13.4 mi75 yd00
May 13, 2002F11.5 mi100 yd00
Feb 7, 2020EF11.1 mi200 yd00
Jul 12, 2004F10.8 mi200 yd00
Mar 21, 1976F10.5 mi33 yd00
Jul 27, 1994F10.5 mi73 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 1, 2023EF15.5 mi125 yd00
Nov 30, 2020EF13.4 mi75 yd00
Feb 7, 2020EF11.1 mi200 yd00
Jun 13, 2019EF14.6 mi580 yd00
Jul 12, 2004F10.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 12, 2004F10.8 mi200 yd00
May 13, 2002F14 mi80 yd00
May 13, 2002F11.5 mi100 yd00
May 2, 2002F24.5 mi160 yd00
May 25, 1997F10.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 27, 1994F10.5 mi73 yd00
Sep 27, 1993F16 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

New Castle County, DE28Harford County, MD26Kent County, MD5Chester County, PA31Salem County, NJ4Queen Anne's County, MD13Baltimore County, MD32Lancaster County, PA39

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cecil County, Maryland had?

19 tornadoes touched Cecil County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cecil County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 2, 2002, with a 4.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cecil County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (5 of 19). 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).