Drought, Caroline
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Maryland, March 1 to 31, 1999
March continued the trend of above normal precipitation during 1999 across the Maryland Eastern Shore. 2 inches above normal.
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 PHI wrote it up.
March continued the trend of above normal precipitation during 1999 across the Maryland Eastern Shore. On a county weighted average, monthly precipitation totals ranged from 3.6 inches in Talbot County to 5.1 inches in Cecil County and was around 1.2 inches above normal. However, more precipitation was needed to overcome the long term water shortages. The drought warning for the state of Maryland remained in effect through March.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Cecil
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cecil forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.562, -75.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kent
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -76.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Queen Annes
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Queen Annes forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.038, -76.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Talbot
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Talbot forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Washington, March 1 to 15, 1999
- Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Washington, March 1 to 31, 1999
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 1, 1999
- Cold in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Wisconsin, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in New Mexico, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, March 1 to 15, 1999
- Cold in Ohio, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1 to 31, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 1, 1999
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, March 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Maryland in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, March 1999
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: 5691488, 5691489, 5691490, 5691491, 5691492.