347
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$3.4M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Maryland: 347 recorded events between 1969 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 70. That places the county #311 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Maryland: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Howard County is the 2010s, when 142 of the county's 347 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Howard County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 57.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #311 for this hazard and #10 within Maryland, putting it in the 90.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Howard County with 106 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 1989 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 | |
| Apr 24, 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | LISBON | 52 | $2K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | MARRIOTSVILLE | 56 | $50K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | WOODSTOCK | 56 | $10K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | ALPHA | 65 | $100K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | WOODSTOCK | 61 | $100K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | WOODSTOCK | 56 | $5K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | COOKSVILLE | 61 | $20K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | COOKSVILLE | 61 | $20K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | LISBON | 65 | $50K |
| Mar 11, 2026 | FLORENCE | 56 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Howard County
- Flash Flood 90
- Flood 71
- Hail 55
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees and wires blew down in Columbia, along with minor shingle and siding damage to about a dozen homes. A tree blew down in the 6700 block of Carlinda Avenue. A 12-inch tree limb blew down onto Cradlerock Way. A tree blew down in the 6200 block of Star Path. Trees blew down on Quiet Hours, Overheart Lane, Tinted Hill, and Setting Star. Multiple trees and large tree limbs over 10 inches in diameter blew down near the intersection of Broken Land Parkway and Stevens Forest Road, and onto a residence on Commodore Court. A tree blew down near the intersection of Old Columbia Road and Riverwood Drive. Trees blew down on northbound US-29 Columbia Pike near Exit 21A/MD-108 Old Annapolis Road. A tree blew down near the intersection of Sandchain Road and Cobbler Court. A tree branch punctured the ceiling of a home with other trees and large branches snapped in the 6500 block of Fruitgift Place.
Dozens of large trees and branches blew down between Jessup and Savage. Numerous trees blew down on northbound US-1 Washington Boulevard at Corridor Road. Numerous large trees and branches blew down on Vollmerhausen Road between the Little Patuxent River and Savage Guilford Road, and along Foundry Street. Trees blew down on US-1 Washington Boulevard at Whiskey Bottom Road.
Trees down on houses along Wild Ginger Court. Tree down on Hesperus Drive. Tree down on Broken Land Parkway at Snowden River Parkway. Tree down on house on Worthington Way. Tree down on Little Patuxent Parkway at Blue February Parkway.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Howard County, Maryland?
347 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Howard County between 1969 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Howard County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Howard County measured 70.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Howard County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Howard County, Maryland.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maryland/howard-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.