Lightning TrackerSilver Spring storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Silver Spring, MD, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Silver Spring by the numbers
Silver Spring sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,923 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 186 hail reports, 1,712 damaging-wind reports and 25 tornado reports. On average that is 23.8 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in June, July, August, when 64% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 2 hail reports, 118 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Silver Spring; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on Apr 1, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Silver Spring
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi S · District Of Colum Co. |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Damaging wind | 6 mi W · Montgomery Co. |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 25 mi NW · Montgomery Co. |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 3 mi NE · Prince Georges Co. |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi NE · Prince Georges Co. |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi NW · Montgomery Co. |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi S · Prince Georges Co. |
| Jul 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi SW · Fairfax Co. |
| Jul 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi N · Montgomery Co. |
| Jul 4, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi E · Prince Georges 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
Storm season in Silver Spring
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Silver Spring
Silver Spring averages 4.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.75 inches — about the size of a baseball — reported 9 miles from the city centre on May 2, 2016. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Silver Spring
There have been 25 tornado reports within 25 miles of Silver Spring since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Jun 5, 2024, 17 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Silver Spring
Does Silver Spring get a lot of severe storms?
Silver Spring averages 23.8 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 Silver Spring?
Most severe-weather reports around Silver Spring come in June, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Silver Spring?
2.75 inches (baseball size) on May 2, 2016, 9 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Silver Spring?
Yes — 25 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Jun 5, 2024.
How do I get storm alerts for Silver Spring?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Silver Spring, 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 Silver Spring, 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.