Winter Storm, Dorchester
- When
- March 1, 9:00 PM EST to March 2, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maryland, March 1 to 2, 1996
A LOW PRESSURE AREA TRACKED NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. IT SPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
A LOW PRESSURE AREA TRACKED NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO TO OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. IT SPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS GENERALLY RANGED FROM 1 T
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Wicomico
- When
- March 1, 9:00 PM EST to March 2, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wicomico forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Somerset
- When
- March 1, 9:00 PM EST to March 2, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Inland Worcester
- When
- March 1, 9:00 PM EST to March 2, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Inland Worcester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Maryland Beaches
- When
- March 1, 9:00 PM EST to March 2, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Maryland Beaches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Kansas, March 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, March 1, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, March 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 1 to 2, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 1, 1996
- Blizzard in Wyoming, March 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 1996
- Flood in Ohio, March 1, 1996
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, March 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5582464, 5582465, 5582466, 5582467, 5582468.