Ice Storm, Garrett
- When
- March 28, 8:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Garrett forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
Ice Storm in Maryland, March 28, 1996
Freezing rain and sleet accumulated from one-quarter to one inch in thickness in parts of Garrett County, Maryland as cold air remained trapped in the valleys and a storm system moved northeast along the Appalachians. Ice accumulated on tree limbs but, due to the warm ground, little accumulated on roads, except for bridges and overpasses.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 PBZ wrote it up.
Freezing rain and sleet accumulated from one-quarter to one inch in thickness in parts of Garrett County, Maryland as cold air remained trapped in the valleys and a storm system moved northeast along the Appalachians. Ice accumulated on tree limbs but, due to the warm ground, little accumulated on roads, except for bridges and overpasses. The lack of significant wind led to only a few reports of tree damage.
Event by event
1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Virginia, March 28 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Ice Storm in Virginia, March 28, 1996
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
More
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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: 5544743.