Queen Anne's County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Queen Anne's County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 30, 1971).

13tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
8.3 milongest path · 1971
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F06
(E)F14
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 30, 1971F28.3 mi300 yd00
Jul 23, 2017EF22.4 mi150 yd10
Mar 21, 1976F20.2 mi100 yd00
Aug 1, 1965F11.3 mi200 yd00
Apr 16, 1993F10.5 mi33 yd00
Nov 26, 1996F10.3 mi50 yd00
Mar 14, 1978F10.2 mi17 yd00
Jun 1, 2012EF05 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2011EF03.7 mi17 yd00
Jul 27, 1994F01.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF00.7 mi35 yd00
Aug 28, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 4, 2020EF00.7 mi35 yd00
Jul 23, 2017EF22.4 mi150 yd10
Jun 1, 2012EF05 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2011EF03.7 mi17 yd00
Nov 26, 1996F10.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 27, 1994F01.5 mi100 yd00
Apr 16, 1993F10.5 mi33 yd00
Aug 28, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 28, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 14, 1978F10.2 mi17 yd00
Mar 21, 1976F20.2 mi100 yd00
Jul 30, 1971F28.3 mi300 yd00

Nearby counties

Kent County, MD5Caroline County, MD10Talbot County, MD4Anne Arundel County, MD29Kent County, DE24Baltimore city, MD6Harford County, MD26Cecil County, MD19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Queen Anne's County, Maryland had?

13 tornadoes touched Queen Anne's County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Queen Anne's County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 30, 1971, with a 8.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Queen Anne's County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (4 of 13). 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).