150
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
21
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Baltimore city, Maryland: 150 recorded events between 1957 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,532 nationally and #21 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Baltimore city, Maryland: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Baltimore city is the 2010s, when 40 of the county's 150 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 Baltimore city archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 55.6% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,532 for this hazard and #21 within Maryland, putting it in the 51.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Baltimore city with 46 recorded events, while Feb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1984 | 0 | 0 | 18 | $0 | |
| May 17, 1990 | 0 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2024 | CANTON JCT | 56 | $25K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | MT ROYAL | 56 | $3K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | MT ROYAL | 56 | $10K |
| Aug 3, 2024 | MT ROYAL | 56 | $200K |
| Jul 17, 2024 | BALTIMORE | 52 | $2K |
| Jul 28, 2023 | BALTIMORE | 52 | $10K |
| Jul 2, 2023 | WOODBERRY | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 22, 2023 | GOLDEN RING | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 22, 2023 | CANTON JCT | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 22, 2023 | CANTON | 56 | $3K |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Around 9:44 PM, a severe thunderstorm produced a wind gust around 70 MPH in Norwood Heights/Yale Heights, Maryland, in the southwestern portion of Baltimore City. The gust uprooted a few trees in the community, and snapped several large branches. One tree fell on and crushed a parked vehicle. No structural damage to homes was noted by the National Weather Service or emergency management. Along MD-372 Wilkins Avenue, across from the cross street of Calwell Road, three large trees were uprooted on the edge of Loudon Park Cemetery. All damage was blown in one direction from the severe wind gust, toward the southeast. Peak winds were estimated to have been 70 MPH.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Baltimore city, Maryland?
150 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Baltimore city between 1957 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Baltimore city?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Baltimore city measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Baltimore city 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 Baltimore city, Maryland.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maryland/baltimore-city/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.