Tornado History Map

Dorchester County, Maryland tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Dorchester County from 1984 to 2025, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Dorchester County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Dorchester County, Maryland between 1984 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 26. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 28 April 2002. The most recent was on 16 May 2025.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 26injuries
  • 259per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Dorchester County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0857%
F1 / EF1536%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Dorchester County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1980s21990s22000s72010s12020s2

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1980s2
1990s2
2000s7
2010s1
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May3Jun0Jul3Aug1Sep3Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May3
Jun0
Jul3
Aug1
Sep3
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Dorchester County

  • Deadliest: Maryland tornado8 May 1984, F1, 1 death, 14 injuries, 18 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: Maryland tornado28 April 2002, F3, 18 miles long
  • Most recent: Maryland tornado16 May 2025, EF1, 11.3 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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