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Maryland, 2017

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

851events recorded887 in 2016
1deaths recorded18 injuries
$1.1Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations110 NFIP claims, $723K paid
← 20162018 →

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

Wind414
Winter126
Flood118
Other77
Hail47
Heat28
Cold26
Fog6
Lightning5
Tornado4

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 851 against 887 in 2016.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2017
Montgomery County105
Harford County77
Baltimore County61
Anne Arundel County49
St. Mary's County49
Frederick County45
Prince George's County45
Queen Anne's County35
Charles County31
Wicomico County30
Calvert County25
Cecil County24
Talbot County24
Worcester County24
Carroll County20
Howard County20
Washington County19
Dorchester County15
Garrett County15
Caroline County9
Allegany County8
Somerset County6
Kent County5
Baltimore city1

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
3 Aug 2017BaltimoreThunderstorm Wind58 mph—13
18 Aug 2017HarfordLightning———10
1 Mar 2017BaltimoreThunderstorm Wind60 mph——1
21 Apr 2017MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind60 mph——1
24 Jul 2017HarfordLightning———1
24 Jul 2017Queen Anne'sTornadoEF2——1
22 Jul 2017WashingtonThunderstorm Wind58 mph——1
7 Aug 2017WicomicoTornadoEF1$750,000——
7 Aug 2017WorcesterThunderstorm Wind66 mph$200,000——
6 Apr 2017CecilThunderstorm Wind60 mph$70,000——
25 Feb 2017CharlesTornadoEF1———
19 Jun 2017MontgomeryTornadoEF0———

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 2017

No declaration touching Maryland was made in 2017.

Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss

110 NFIP claims, 62 of them paid, for $722,572.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.