Charles County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Charles County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 28, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 122 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 122 injured

38 milongest path · 2002

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F113

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 2002	F4	38 mi	650 yd	122	3
Apr 28, 2002	F2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1978	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F2	0.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F2	0.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	16.1 mi	800 yd	0	0
Feb 25, 2017	EF1	8.4 mi	125 yd	0	0
May 18, 2002	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 2004	F1	5 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 27, 2022	EF1	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 25, 2001	F1	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 27, 2022	EF1	4.1 mi	100 yd
Feb 25, 2017	EF1	8.4 mi	125 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	2 mi	100 yd
Jun 27, 2015	EF1	16.1 mi	800 yd
Sep 7, 2011	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 5, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Dec 1, 2010	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 20, 2008	EF0	1.7 mi	100 yd
Sep 17, 2004	F0	3 mi	100 yd
Sep 8, 2004	F1	5 mi	150 yd
Jun 17, 2004	F0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Mar 29, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Apr 28, 2002, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

King George County, VA8 Stafford County, VA17 Alexandria city, VA2 Prince George's County, MD28 Calvert County, MD19 Westmoreland County, VA7 Fredericksburg city, VA2 Fairfax County, VA22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Charles County, Maryland had?

32 tornadoes touched Charles County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Charles County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 28, 2002, with a 38-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Charles County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (7 of 32). 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).