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Glen Burnie storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Glen Burnie, MD, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

Live alerts for Glen Burnie, MD

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    Severe weather in Glen Burnie by the numbers

    21.5severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    4.7hail days a year
    119storm reports in the last 12 months
    1.75″biggest hail since 2016 (Jul 28, 2026)
    26tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF2

    Glen Burnie sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,257 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 117 hail reports, 1,114 damaging-wind reports and 26 tornado reports. On average that is 21.5 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 66% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 112 wind reports and 5 tornado reports around Glen Burnie; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on Jul 28, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Glen Burnie

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 3, 2026Damaging wind10 mi S · Anne Arundel Co.
    Sep 2, 2026Damaging wind15 mi N · Baltimore Co.
    Aug 10, 2026Damaging wind5 mi W · Anne Arundel Co.
    Aug 10, 2026Tornado9 mi NE · Baltimore Co.
    Aug 7, 2026Damaging wind12 mi NE · Baltimore Co.
    Aug 6, 2026Damaging wind20 mi NE · Baltimore Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Tornado5 mi E · Anne Arundel Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Damaging wind6 mi NE · Anz538 Co.
    Jul 28, 2026Hail 1.75″10 mi NE · Baltimore Co.
    Jul 27, 2026Damaging wind8 mi N · Baltimore City Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    0418212216316: 12 hail16: 100 damaging wind1617: 21 hail17: 134 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 9 hail18: 39 damaging wind18: 1 tornado1819: 20 hail19: 132 damaging wind19: 2 tornado1920: 12 hail20: 132 damaging wind20: 1 tornado2021: 17 hail21: 142 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 1 hail22: 92 damaging wind22: 3 tornado2223: 11 hail23: 90 damaging wind23: 1 tornado2324: 2 hail24: 46 damaging wind24: 4 tornado2425: 10 hail25: 97 damaging wind25: 3 tornado2526: 2 hail26: 110 damaging wind26: 5 tornado26
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    Storm season in Glen Burnie

    089178268357Jan: 0JanFeb: 31FebMar: 64MarApr: 87AprMay: 140MayJun: 250JunJul: 357JulAug: 224AugSep: 62SepOct: 16OctNov: 25NovDec: 1Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Glen Burnie

    Glen Burnie averages 4.7 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 1.75 inches — about the size of a golf ball — reported 10 miles from the city centre on Jul 28, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Glen Burnie

    There have been 26 tornado reports within 25 miles of Glen Burnie since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Sep 1, 2021, 22 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Glen Burnie

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    Questions about storms in Glen Burnie

    Does Glen Burnie get a lot of severe storms?

    Glen Burnie averages 21.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Glen Burnie?

    Most severe-weather reports around Glen Burnie come in June, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Glen Burnie?

    1.75 inches (golf ball size) on Jul 28, 2026, 10 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Glen Burnie?

    Yes — 26 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Sep 1, 2021.

    How do I get storm alerts for Glen Burnie?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Glen Burnie, MD. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Glen Burnie, MD. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.