Maryland, 1999

Winter Storm in Maryland, March 1 to 2, 1999

March 1 to 2, 1999 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Garrett

When
March 1, 6:00 AM EST to March 2, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Garrett forecast zone
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER

Strong northwesterly winds behind a deepening area of low pressure brought orographically enhanced heavy snow to the higher terrain of Garrett County. Six to ten inches of snow fell at Oakland and McHenry, with isolated amounts of over a foot reported along the higher ridges of the county.

What these are

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5688762.