Wicomico County tornado history

11 tornadoes touched Wicomico County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Aug 4, 2020).

11tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
4 milongest path · 2002
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F05
(E)F15
(E)F21
(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
Aug 4, 2020EF21.3 mi150 yd00
Aug 7, 2017EF11.5 mi150 yd00
Aug 4, 1975F10.5 mi77 yd00
Oct 8, 1965F10.1 mi150 yd00
May 10, 1990F10.1 mi23 yd00
May 10, 1990F10.1 mi23 yd20
Apr 28, 2002F04 mi100 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF02.7 mi100 yd00
Jul 5, 2001F01 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 1962F00.1 mi17 yd00
May 10, 1990F00.1 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 4, 2020EF21.3 mi150 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF02.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 7, 2017EF11.5 mi150 yd00
Apr 28, 2002F04 mi100 yd00
Jul 5, 2001F01 mi50 yd00
May 10, 1990F10.1 mi23 yd00
May 10, 1990F00.1 mi100 yd00
May 10, 1990F10.1 mi23 yd20
Aug 4, 1975F10.5 mi77 yd00
Oct 8, 1965F10.1 mi150 yd00
Jun 24, 1962F00.1 mi17 yd00

Nearby counties

Worcester County, MD15Dorchester County, MD14Somerset County, MD6Sussex County, DE28Caroline County, MD10Talbot County, MD4Accomack County, VA9Calvert County, MD19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wicomico County, Maryland had?

11 tornadoes touched Wicomico County, Maryland between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Wicomico County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Aug 4, 2020, with a 1.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Wicomico County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (4 of 11). 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).