Prince George's County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Prince George's County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 24, 2001). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 61 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 61 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)F012

(E)F113

(E)F22

(E)F31

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 24, 2001	F3	17.5 mi	200 yd	55	2
Sep 12, 1971	F2	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 5, 1995	F2	2.5 mi	200 yd	3	0
May 13, 2000	F1	12 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	6 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 24, 1996	F1	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 25, 2001	F1	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 1992	F1	2 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 26, 1953	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1963	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 1992	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 5, 2022	EF1	0.8 mi	125 yd
Sep 29, 2015	EF0	4.4 mi	75 yd
Jul 1, 2013	EF0	2.3 mi	75 yd
Apr 19, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	75 yd
Jun 1, 2012	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Apr 27, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd
Apr 5, 2011	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
May 8, 2008	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 8, 2008	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Apr 20, 2008	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd

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

Nearby counties

District of Columbia, DC6 Alexandria city, VA2 Arlington County, VA4 Falls Church city, VA1 Anne Arundel County, MD29 Fairfax County, VA22 Charles County, MD32 Calvert County, MD19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Prince George's County, Maryland had?

28 tornadoes touched Prince George's County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Prince George's 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 Prince George's County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 28). 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).