Dorchester County tornado history

14 tornadoes touched Dorchester County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 28, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 26 people.

14tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 26 injured

18 milongest path · 1984

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F15

(E)F20

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 2002	F3	18 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 8, 1984	F1	18 mi	150 yd	14	1
May 8, 1984	F1	18 mi	150 yd	10	0
May 16, 2025	EF1	11.3 mi	600 yd	0	0
Oct 14, 2003	F1	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 2001	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 2021	EF0	3.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 30, 2004	F0	0.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 16, 2025	EF1	11.3 mi	600 yd	0
Sep 1, 2021	EF0	3.8 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 15, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 23, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	2
Oct 16, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Sep 30, 2004	F0	0.8 mi	30 yd	0
Oct 14, 2003	F1	4 mi	150 yd	0
Sep 2, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 28, 2002	F3	18 mi	150 yd	0
Jul 4, 2001	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 13, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 28, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Wicomico County, MD11 Talbot County, MD4 Somerset County, MD6 Calvert County, MD19 St. Mary's County, MD34 Caroline County, MD10 Sussex County, DE28 Queen Anne's County, MD13

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dorchester County, Maryland had?

14 tornadoes touched Dorchester County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dorchester County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 28, 2002, with a 18-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dorchester County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (3 of 14). 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).