563
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$7.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Prince George's County, Maryland: 563 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 83. That places the county #81 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Prince George's County, Maryland: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Prince George's County is the 2010s, when 205 of the county's 563 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 Prince George's County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 58.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #81 for this hazard and #6 within Maryland, putting it in the 97.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Prince George's County with 161 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2002 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 0 | 3 | $20K |
| May 8, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| May 26, 2021 | FT WASHINGTON FOREST | 70 | 0 | 1 | $100K |
| Aug 5, 2010 | PISCATAWAY | 61 | 0 | 1 | $15K |
| Aug 5, 2010 | FOREST HGTS | 70 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | FORESTVILLE | 51 | $0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | RITCHIE | 52 | $6K |
| Mar 16, 2026 | RITCHIE | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 27, 2025 | FRIENDLY | 56 | $5K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | GREENBELT | 52 | $20K |
| Jul 9, 2025 | RIVERDALE | 52 | $20K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | BERWYN HGTS | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 1, 2025 | FOREST HGTS | 52 | $1K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | MEADOWS | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | RITCHIE | 52 | $1K |
Other hazards here
More from Prince George's County
- Flash Flood 117
- Hail 105
- Flood 99
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees snapped and uprooted in College Park and Berwyn Heights with dozens falling onto homes and crushing vehicles, especially near the University of Maryland where large falling trees caused a two story house to split in half. Greenbelt Park remained closed for several weeks due to fallen trees.
Extensive tree damage occurred in the University Park section of Prince Georges County, including College Heights Estates and Lewisdale. Reports were collected from the public, county officials, trained spotters, and newspaper accounts that included trees downed on vehicles and houses and broken sidewalks due to uprooted trees. County officials reported extensive tree damage in the Bowie area as well. About 200 weather-related incidents involving vehicles and property damages were recorded by Prince Georges County officials within a 2 hour period.
There was a concentrated area of significant tree damage with trees and tree limbs blown down onto homes, vehicles, and in yards on Walnut Street between Crystal Lane and Hemlock Place in Temple Hills. The tree damage extended south into Henson Creek Park.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Prince George's County, Maryland?
563 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Prince George's County between 1957 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Prince George's County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Prince George's County measured 83.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Prince George's 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 Prince George’s County, Maryland.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maryland/prince-georges-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.