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Maryland, 2019

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

1,208events recorded1,220 in 2018
4deaths recorded16 injuries
$2.3Mproperty damage (estimates)
0disaster declarations196 NFIP claims, $2.4M paid
← 20182020 →

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

Wind576
Winter205
Flood154
Heat70
Fog68
Hail63
Cold54
Other10
Tornado6
Tropical2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2019 was 1,208 against 1,220 in 2018.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2019
Montgomery County124
Frederick County91
Harford County77
Baltimore County71
Anne Arundel County65
Carroll County62
Washington County62
St. Mary's County54
Howard County42
Prince George's County41
Calvert County38
Charles County38
Cecil County31
Garrett County24
Kent County22
Wicomico County20
Queen Anne's County19
Caroline County14
Dorchester County14
Somerset County13
Worcester County13
Allegany County10
Talbot County10
Baltimore city2

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
31 Oct 2019MontgomeryThunderstorm Wind60 mph$1,500,0001—
22 Jul 2019CarrollThunderstorm Wind90 mph—1—
20 Jul 2019Forecast zoneExcessive Heat——1—
21 Jul 2019FrederickExcessive Heat——1—
1 Dec 2019GarrettIce Storm———10
13 Dec 2019GarrettWinter Weather———5
23 May 2019HowardTornadoEF1——1
6 Aug 2019BaltimoreFlash Flood—$500,000——
8 Jul 2019CharlesFlash Flood—$50,000——
30 May 2019FrederickTornadoEF0$22,000——
15 Apr 2019DorchesterTornadoEF0$15,000——
26 Apr 2019BaltimoreTornadoEF1———
13 Jun 2019CecilTornadoEF1———
30 May 2019HowardTornadoEF1———

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 2019

No declaration touching Maryland was made in 2019.

Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss

196 NFIP claims, 130 of them paid, for $2,374,843.

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.