Heavy Snow, Prince Georges
- When
- March 2, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince Georges forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 2, 1996
A low pressure system, moving quickly up the eastern seaboard, produced a 3 to 5 hour burst of heavy snow over east central Maryland during the early morning of the 2nd. The snow, falling with calm winds, consisted of large flakes which piled up rapidly.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 LWX wrote it up.
A low pressure system, moving quickly up the eastern seaboard, produced a 3 to 5 hour burst of heavy snow over east central Maryland during the early morning of the 2nd. A small area of 4 inch accumulation occurred in northern Prince Georges (MDZ013) and eastern Anne Arundel (MDZ014) Cos, with up to 6 inches in portions of Harford Co (MDZ007).The snow, falling with calm winds, consisted of large flakes which piled up rapidly. A week of above normal temperatures preceded the snow, warming concrete and asphalt surfaces well above freezing. Hence, this snow accumulated mainly on trees, power line, grass surfaces, and automobiles.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Anne Arundel
- When
- March 2, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Harford
- When
- March 2, 7:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harford forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Maryland, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Delaware, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 2 to 3, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5539178, 5539179, 5539180.