Hail and tornadoes in Charles County, MD
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Charles County, MD on 40 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 6 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
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 87 hail reports in Charles County, MD on 42 days, 7 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.5 in, near La Plata, on Sun, Apr 28, 2002.
By decade: 1990s: 9 · 2000s: 40 · 2010s: 25 · 2020s: 13
Tornadoes since 1950
22 tornadoes have touched Charles County, MD since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 122.
Strongest
- Sun, Apr 28, 2002 · F4 · 24 mi long, 650 yd wide · near Rison · 1 death, 122 injuries
- Sun, Apr 28, 2002 · F2 · 3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near La Plata
- Sat, Feb 25, 2017 · EF1 · 8.44 mi long, 125 yd wide · near La Plata
- Sat, Jun 27, 2015 · EF1 · 2.02 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Morgantown
- Wed, Sep 8, 2004 · F1 · 5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near La Plata
Most recent
- Fri, May 27, 2022 · EF0 · 1.32 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Loves
- Sat, Feb 25, 2017 · EF1 · 8.44 mi long, 125 yd wide · near La Plata
- Sat, Jun 27, 2015 · EF0 · 3.89 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Issue
- Sat, Jun 27, 2015 · EF1 · 2.02 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Morgantown
- Wed, Sep 7, 2011 · EF0 · 1.4 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Wicomico
- Tue, Apr 5, 2011 · EF0 · 0.09 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Mattawoman
- Wed, Dec 1, 2010 · EF0 · 2.31 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Berry
- Sun, Apr 20, 2008 · EF0 · 1.7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Beantown
- Fri, Sep 17, 2004 · F0 · 3 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Maryland Pt
- Wed, Sep 8, 2004 · F1 · 5 mi long, 150 yd wide · near La Plata
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 12 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 1
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Thu, Sep 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 21, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Ripley, MD)
- Fri, Jun 12, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 14, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 25, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jun 30, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 NW Bryantown, MD)
- Wed, Jun 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 15, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Sep 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 15, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (La Plata, MD)
- Mon, Jul 3, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 NW Port Tobacco Villa, MD)
- 1 in (1 SW Dentsville, MD)
- 1 in (1 N Marbury, MD)
- Thu, Apr 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 SSE HUGHESVILLE, MD)
- Wed, Aug 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 4, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 25, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 21, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 16, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (WALDORF, MD)
- Mon, Aug 30, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 27, 2021
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.
- Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 14, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, May 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 4, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jan 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
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), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.