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Wind in Calvert County, Maryland
339 damaging wind events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Thunderstorm Wind, High Wind, Strong Wind.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Calvert County, Maryland, has 339 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 46 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 108 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 248 events against 81 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 3.5% of the 9,756 wind events recorded in Maryland; its 159.0 per 100 square miles compares with 100.5 statewide.
153 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 3 reached hurricane force (74 mph).
Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.
Compared with Maryland
| Measure | Calvert County | Maryland | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 339 | 9,756 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 159.0 | 100.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 36.1 | 15.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 25 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
5Feb
14Mar
22Apr
25May
44Jun
108Jul
67Aug
35Sep
3Oct
10Nov
3Dec
3
Magnitude distribution
NWS wind thresholds
- under 58 mph
- below severe threshold
- 58–73 mph
- severe
- 74–95 mph
- hurricane-force
- 96 mph and over
- extreme
Wind speed converted from the knots NCEI records; estimated and measured gusts are combined. Events without a speed are not binned.
Recorded events
The 182 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 339. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 61 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jan 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2020 | High Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $300K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Mar 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 7 Aug 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Aug 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Mar 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Feb 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 64 mph | $813K | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 1 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | 2 | County |
| 19 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2007 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 1 Sep 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $165K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 60 mph | $75K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Dec 2000 | Strong Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jan 2000 | High Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Feb 1998 | Strong Wind | — | $25K | $50K | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jan 1998 | Strong Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Oct 1996 | High Wind | 77 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 13 Jul 1996 | High Wind | — | $60K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Calvert County had?
339 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of damaging wind became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded wind event in Calvert County?
12 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 60 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Calvert County?
The high wind of 29 Oct 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $813K.
How does Calvert County compare with Maryland for wind?
159.0 events per 100 square miles against 100.5 statewide; the county holds 339 of the state's 9,756 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Wind hub and the county page.