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Wind in Frederick County, Maryland
692 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.
Frederick County, Maryland, has 692 wind events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 57 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 157 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 496 events against 159 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 7.1% of the 9,756 wind events recorded in Maryland; its 104.8 per 100 square miles compares with 100.5 statewide.
NCEI attributes 2 deaths in the county to damaging wind.
305 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 19 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 692 | 9,756 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 104.8 | 100.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 24.7 | 15.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 2 | 25 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | July | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
12Feb
27Mar
32Apr
36May
68Jun
143Jul
157Aug
139Sep
40Oct
8Nov
14Dec
16
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 174 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 692. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2026 | High Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Nov 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2025 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 16 Feb 2025 | High Wind | 76 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | High Wind | 68 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 23 Mar 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Dec 2022 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $6K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 45 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Mar 2015 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | — | — | 1 | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 61 mph | $1.2M | — | — | 1 | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Oct 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $22K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 20 Oct 2006 | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $13K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Feb 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $40K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 4 Feb 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jan 2006 | Strong Wind | 52 mph | $30K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 14 Jan 2006 | High Wind | 58 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 29 Nov 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Nov 2005 | Strong Wind | 45 mph | $100K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 30 Aug 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Sep 2003 | High Wind | 58 mph | $30K | $100K | — | 2 | Forecast zone |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | — | — | — | 3 | County |
| 15 Jun 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $21K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $90K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $30K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Feb 1998 | High Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Nov 1997 | Strong Wind | — | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $25K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $70K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 15 Aug 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 1 | County |
| 27 Apr 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | 2 | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Frederick County had?
692 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 Frederick County?
14 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 81 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Frederick County?
The high wind of 29 Oct 2012, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.2M.
How does Frederick County compare with Maryland for wind?
104.8 events per 100 square miles against 100.5 statewide; the county holds 692 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.