Howard County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Howard County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 58 people.

19tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
2killed · 58 injured
17.5 milongest path · 2001
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F16
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Sep 24, 2001F317.5 mi200 yd552
Nov 2, 2018EF25.5 mi400 yd00
Jul 31, 1978F20.8 mi40 yd00
May 23, 2019EF15.5 mi150 yd10
May 30, 2019EF14.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 28, 1992F13.5 mi100 yd20
Jun 1, 2012EF12.1 mi200 yd00
Jul 10, 2000F11.3 mi100 yd00
Jul 31, 2009EF10.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 21, 2016EF012.6 mi500 yd00
Sep 29, 2015EF04.4 mi75 yd00
Aug 28, 1992F02.5 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 5, 2024EF00.9 mi75 yd00
Jul 29, 2021EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2019EF14.5 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2019EF15.5 mi150 yd10
Nov 2, 2018EF25.5 mi400 yd00
Jun 21, 2016EF012.6 mi500 yd00
Sep 29, 2015EF04.4 mi75 yd00
Oct 15, 2014EF00.3 mi75 yd00
Jun 1, 2012EF12.1 mi200 yd00
Jun 1, 2012EF01.6 mi150 yd00
Jul 31, 2009EF10.1 mi50 yd00
Sep 24, 2001F317.5 mi200 yd552

Deadliest: Sep 24, 2001, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Montgomery County, MD29Baltimore city, MD6Baltimore County, MD32Carroll County, MD26District of Columbia, DC6Anne Arundel County, MD29Arlington County, VA4Falls Church city, VA1

Questions

How many tornadoes has Howard County, Maryland had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Howard County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 24, 2001, with a 17.5-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Howard County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (6 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).