Winter Weather, Frederick
- When
- March 3, 2:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 3, 1998
A strong upper-level disturbance combined with a weak surface trough to produce a small swath of moderate to heavy snow across the northern tier of Maryland during the morning of the 3rd. Isolated areas in Carroll Co (MDZ005) received 7 to 8 inches.
Where it happened
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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 LWX wrote it up.
A strong upper-level disturbance combined with a weak surface trough to produce a small swath of moderate to heavy snow across the northern tier of Maryland during the morning of the 3rd. Accumulations varied with elevation; in general hilly areas (500 feet above mean sea level) received between 4 and 6 inches (MDZ005>006) while lower terrain in the same counties received 1 to 3 inches.Isolated areas in Carroll Co (MDZ005) received 7 to 8 inches. Surrounding counties received around 2 inches, though locations along the Catoctin Ridge (separating northwest MDZ004 and northeast MDZ003) received up to eight inches. Effects on residents were limited; school was cancelled for the day in Carroll Co. there were at least 50 minor automobile accidents, but no injuries or fatalities occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Harford
- When
- March 3, 2:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harford forecast zone
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- March 3, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.563, -77.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northern Baltimore
- When
- March 3, 7:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Baltimore forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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
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: 5633233, 5633234, 5633231, 5633232.