Winter Storm, Dorchester
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to February 9, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maryland, February 8 to 9, 1997
Low pressure tracked from the Gulf Coast States to off the North Carolina coast during Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th. 5 to 2 inches of snow across Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties.
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.
Low pressure tracked from the Gulf Coast States to off the North Carolina coast during Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th. It spread 1.5 to 2 inches of snow across Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. While across Dorchester county, 3 to 4.5 inches of snow accumulated.
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
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to February 9, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wicomico forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Somerset
- When
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to February 9, 1:00 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
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to February 9, 1:00 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
- February 8, 8:00 AM EST to February 9, 1:00 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
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 8, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, February 1997
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: 5593988, 5593989, 5593990, 5593991, 5593992.