Hail and tornadoes in Baltimore City, MD
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Baltimore City, MD on 24 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Jul 15, 2024. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 4 days.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 24 hail reports in Baltimore City, MD on 21 days, 1 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.5 in, on Thu, Jun 18, 1970.
By decade: 1950s: 1 · 1960s: 1 · 1970s: 2 · 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 4 · 2020s: 5. Reporting has grown over the decades, so these aren't a trend.
Tornadoes since 1950
NOAA has recorded 7 tornadoes in Baltimore City, MD since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. A tornado that crossed county lines is recorded in each county it touched, so this counts the ones that reached this city. The county's reports record 2 deaths and 3 injuries.
Strongest
- Fri, Nov 2, 2018 · EF1 · 1.5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Penn Mary Jct · 2 deaths
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Port Covengton
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF1 · 2.74 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Canton
- Wed, Jun 5, 2024 · EF1 · 0.49 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Lansdowne
- Wed, Nov 17, 2010 · EF1 · 0.1 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Raspeburg · 3 injuries
Most recent
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF1 · 2.74 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Canton
- Fri, May 16, 2025 · EF1 · 0.21 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Port Covengton
- Wed, Jun 5, 2024 · EF0 · 0.43 mi long, 90 yd wide · near Canton
- Wed, Jun 5, 2024 · EF1 · 0.49 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Lansdowne
- Fri, Nov 2, 2018 · EF1 · 1.5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Penn Mary Jct · 2 deaths
- Wed, Nov 17, 2010 · EF1 · 0.1 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Raspeburg · 3 injuries
- Fri, Jul 19, 1996 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Ne Portion
By decade: 1990s: 1 · 2010s: 2 · 2020s: 4. How tornadoes were found and reported has changed, so decades don't compare directly.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 28, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 N Highlandtown, MD)
- Wed, May 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 29, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 7, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (3 SE Pikesville, MD)
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 26, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 18, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 7, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 ENE CATONSVILLE, MD)
- Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 3, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 ENE LOCHEARN, MD)
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI): tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996, with a partial transition in 1993-95 (June and July 1993 are missing). These are recorded reports, and how storms were reported has changed over the decades, so earlier counts aren't directly comparable with recent ones. A tornado that crossed county lines is recorded in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind.