Strong Wind, Allegany
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany forecast zone
Strong Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
An intensifying storm off the middle Atlantic coast produced sustained northwest winds of 25 to 32 mph with frequent gusts in excess of 40 mph over all of Maryland west of the Bay during the afternoon. Winds gradually diminished after sunset; a combination of the departing storm and the loss of daytime heating.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 1
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
An intensifying storm off the middle Atlantic coast produced sustained northwest winds of 25 to 32 mph with frequent gusts in excess of 40 mph over all of Maryland west of the Bay during the afternoon. Winds gradually diminished after sunset; a combination of the departing storm and the loss of daytime heating. There was one instance of substantial property damage. In Owings Mills (MDZ006), an unfinished townhouse collapsed as the walls were being constructed. One worker suffered facial abrasions; he had just walked out of the building but was briefly trapped underneath fallen walls. Another carpenter escaped unharmed. Scattered tree, limb, and power line damage likely occurred as well.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.604, -77.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Frederick
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Carroll
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.563, -77.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Baltimore
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Baltimore forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Coordinates
- 39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Harford
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harford forecast zone
Strong Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
Strong Wind, Howard
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
Strong Wind, Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C)
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -76.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Prince Georges
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Georges forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Anne Arundel
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Charles
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charles forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, St. Mary'S
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Mary'S forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.216, -76.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Calvert
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calvert forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 24 to 25, 1998
- Flood in California, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Maryland, February 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in Arizona, February 24, 1998
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 24, 1998
- High Wind in North Carolina, February 24, 1998
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5635849, 5635850, 5635851, 5635852, 5635853, 5635854, 5635855, 5635856, 5635857, 5635952, 5635953, 5635954, 5635955, 5635956.