166
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.8M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Garrett County, Maryland: 166 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 78. That places the county #1,361 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Garrett County, Maryland: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Garrett County is the 2020s, when 67 of the county's 166 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 Garrett County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 52.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,361 for this hazard and #18 within Maryland, putting it in the 56.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Garrett County with 41 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | SANG RUN | 52 | $1K |
| Jul 12, 2025 | ACCIDENT | 52 | $5K |
| Jul 12, 2025 | MC HENRY | 52 | $5K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | LOCUST GROVE | 56 | $10K |
| Jun 25, 2025 | BLOOMING ROSE | 52 | $10K |
| May 30, 2025 | MC HENRY | 52 | $3K |
| May 30, 2025 | WEBER | 52 | $3K |
| May 16, 2025 | WEBER | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | BLOOMINGTON | 52 | $2K |
| Apr 20, 2025 | MC HENRY | 62 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Garrett County
- Flash Flood 51
- Hail 48
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There were approximately 200 calls for trees, wires, and poles blown down in northern Garrett County, particularly in the Friendsville to Grantsville area. A roof was partially torn off of a house, with power lines and poles laying on the home on First Avenue. Numerous trees blew down on MD-742/MD-42 Friendsville Road at First Avenue, and on MD-42 Friendsville Road at Asher Glade Road. Dozens of trees blew down around Youghiogheny Lake, including one onto a house. Significant damage was noted in the vicinity of US-219 Chestnut Ridge Road, just north of High Point near Grantsville where a storage unit attached to a house, a two-story barn, and a small pavilion were destroyed; dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped, with wires and a few poles snapped due to the falling trees.
A wind gust of 54 knots (62 MPH) was measured by a mesonet on I-68 National Freeway at US-219 Chestnut Ridge Road (MD014). Thunderstorm winds caused a partial collapse of the salt dome at the Maryland State Highway Administration's Keyser's Ridge facility.
An NWS storm survey found a microburst occurred about 5 miles southeast of Friendsville. The path of damage was confined to several hundred yards off of White Rock Rd. The width of damage was 200 to 300 yards. Numerous trees were toppled or snapped.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Garrett County, Maryland?
166 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Garrett County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Garrett County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Garrett County measured 78.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Garrett 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 Garrett County, Maryland.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/maryland/garrett-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.