Hail in Baltimore County, Maryland

Hail in Baltimore County, Maryland: 146 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #956 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Baltimore County is the 2010s, when 56 of the county's 146 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 County archive, hail makes up 11.1% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #956 for this hazard and #2 within Maryland, putting it in the 69.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Baltimore County with 38 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 638
• Flash Flood 314
• Flood 162

How many hail events are on record in Baltimore County, Maryland?

146 hail events are recorded in Baltimore County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Baltimore County?

The strongest hail on record in Baltimore County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Baltimore 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.