Heavy Rain, Dorchester
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dorchester County, Cambridge
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
A Nor'easter produced heavy rain and strong winds across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from Tuesday, February 3rd through Thursday, February 5th. Rainfall totals generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A Nor'easter produced heavy rain and strong winds across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from Tuesday, February 3rd through Thursday, February 5th. Rainfall totals generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches. Heavy rain caused some urban flood/poor drainage flood problems with a few roads closed due to high water.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Somerset
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset County, Princess Anne
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Wicomico
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wicomico County, Salisbury
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Worcester
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Worcester County, Ocean City
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5639728, 5639729, 5639730, 5639731.