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Maryland, 1992

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

106events recorded102 in 1991
0deaths recorded3 injuries
$5.1Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations458 NFIP claims, $4.6M paid
← 19911993 →

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.

Events by hazard

Wind83
Tornado13
Hail10

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 106 against 102 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 1992
Anne Arundel County11
Prince George's County11
Montgomery County9
Washington County7
Charles County6
Frederick County6
Carroll County5
Harford County5
Howard County5
Baltimore County4
Calvert County4
Dorchester County4
Kent County4
Caroline County3
Queen Anne's County3
St. Mary's County3
Talbot County3
Wicomico County3
Allegany County2
Cecil County2
Somerset County2
Baltimore city2
Garrett County1
Worcester County1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
28 Aug 1992HowardTornadoF1$2,500,000—2
24 Apr 1992HowardThunderstorm Wind0 mph——1
23 Nov 1992Prince George'sTornadoF1$2,500,000——
31 Jul 1992CarolineTornadoF1$25,000——
4 Aug 1992Prince George'sTornadoF0$25,000——
28 Aug 1992HowardTornadoF0$2,500——
4 Aug 1992Prince George'sTornadoF1———
28 Aug 1992Queen Anne'sTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1992HarfordTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1992Anne ArundelTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1992Anne ArundelTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1992DorchesterTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1992Queen Anne'sTornadoF0———
28 Aug 1992CecilTornadoF0———

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1992

No declaration touching Maryland was made in 1992.

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

458 NFIP claims, 333 of them paid, for $4,575,674.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.