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Wind in Wicomico County, Maryland
181 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.
NCEI records 181 wind events in Wicomico County, Maryland, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 46 years.
June is the busiest month, with 41 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 121 events against 43 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.9% of the 9,756 wind events recorded in Maryland; its 48.3 per 100 square miles compares with 100.5 statewide.
28 wind reports with a measured or estimated speed reached the 58 mph severe threshold, and 2 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 | Wicomico County | Maryland | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind events since 1950 | 181 | 9,756 | 701,953 |
| Per 100 square miles | 48.3 | 100.5 | 19.9 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 17.4 | 15.8 | 21.1 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 25 | 2,166 |
| Busiest month | June | July | June |
By year
Seasonality
8Feb
3Mar
12Apr
12May
20Jun
41Jul
37Aug
27Sep
5Oct
7Nov
7Dec
2
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
All 181 events, most recent first. 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 | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2025 | High Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 9 Jan 2024 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Feb 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Nov 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Apr 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2018 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 12 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Mar 2018 | High Wind | 61 mph | $25K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jan 2016 | High Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jan 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Oct 2012 | High Wind | 58 mph | $10K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Feb 2011 | High Wind | 59 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Aug 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Dec 2008 | High Wind | 62 mph | $2K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2008 | High Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Mar 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Feb 2008 | Strong Wind | 48 mph | $1K | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 19 Jul 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Sep 2006 | High Wind | 45 mph | $1.0M | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 28 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Nov 1999 | High Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | Forecast zone |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | 76 mph | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $12K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jan 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | — | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Nov 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Oct 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Aug 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1991 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 67 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Apr 1984 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Apr 1982 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1980 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1979 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Dec 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Oct 1974 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 1972 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1969 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1968 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1964 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 May 1958 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 mph | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many wind events has Wicomico County had?
181 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 Wicomico County?
14 Jun 2026 (Thunderstorm Wind, 58 mph). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging wind event recorded in Wicomico County?
The high wind of 1 Sep 2006, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M.
How does Wicomico County compare with Maryland for wind?
48.3 events per 100 square miles against 100.5 statewide; the county holds 181 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.