Winter Weather, Allegany
- When
- February 23, 3:00 PM EST to February 24, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Allegany forecast zone
Winter Weather in Maryland, February 23 to 24, 1998
S. combined with just enough cold air along and just east of the Appalachian Mountains to produce light to moderate snow across Allegany Co during the afternoon and overnight hours spanning the 23rd and 24th.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 LWX wrote it up.
Low pressure over the southeast U.S. combined with just enough cold air along and just east of the Appalachian Mountains to produce light to moderate snow across Allegany Co during the afternoon and overnight hours spanning the 23rd and 24th. As with previous events, elevation made a large difference in total accumulation. For example, while nearly 4 inches fell at Sideling Hill just west of Hancock, only 1 to 3 inches fell in Barton, LaVale, and Cumberland. Highest totals (4 inches or more) fell in Frostburg and nearby higher terrain.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Flood in California, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in California, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23, 1998
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, February 23, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind and Heavy Rain in Rhode Island, February 23 to 25, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 23 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, February 1998
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: 5635848.