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Maryland Hurricane History

Of Maryland's 24 counties, 22 have recorded at least 10 tropical cyclones within 50 miles since 1851 — 474 passes in all. The most exposed is Worcester County with 36.

22
counties published
474
Storm passes
31
At hurricane strength
36
Most in one county

Every track near Maryland

Maryland
TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5
Every HURDAT2 track crossing this window since 1851, coloured by the strongest category the storm reached anywhere within 50 miles of a published county. Hairlines are a five-degree graticule.

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All published counties, A–Z

CountyStormsHurricanesMost recent
A
Anne Arundel County211Isaias (2020)
B
Baltimore County181Isaias (2020)
Baltimore city171Isaias (2020)
C
Calvert County222Elsa (2021)
Caroline County220Elsa (2021)
Carroll County181Dennis (1999)
Cecil County171Isaias (2020)
Charles County222Isaias (2020)
D
Dorchester County260Elsa (2021)
F
Frederick County192Dennis (1999)
H
Harford County151Isaias (2020)
Howard County171Beryl (1994)
K
Kent County201Isaias (2020)
M
Montgomery County182Dennis (1999)
P
Prince George's County181Isaias (2020)
Q
Queen Anne's County170Isaias (2020)
S
Somerset County362Elsa (2021)
St. Mary's County272Elsa (2021)
T
Talbot County200Elsa (2021)
W
Washington County171Dennis (1999)
Wicomico County312Elsa (2021)
Worcester County367Elsa (2021)
About this data. Computed from NOAA HURDAT2, 1851–2025. Tracks are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured. Counties with fewer than 10 recorded storms are not published — see Methodology.