Winter Storm, Dorchester
- When
- March 9, 1:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Maryland, March 9 to 10, 1999
The combination of a weakening storm over the Ohio Valley, and a developing storm off the South Carolina coast produced 2 to 6 inches of snow across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday afternoon into early morning Wednesday. The highest amounts occurred in Dorchester and Wicomico counties.
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.
The combination of a weakening storm over the Ohio Valley, and a developing storm off the South Carolina coast produced 2 to 6 inches of snow across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday afternoon into early morning Wednesday. The highest amounts occurred in Dorchester and Wicomico counties. Cambridge in Dorchester county received 5 to 6 inches of snow. Salisbury and Fruitland in Wicomico county received 4 to 6 inches of snow. Princess Anne in Somerset county received 4 inches of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Inland Worcester / Except X E Worcester
- When
- March 9, 1:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Inland Worcester / Except X E Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Somerset
- When
- March 9, 1:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wicomico
- When
- March 9, 1:00 PM EST to March 10, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wicomico forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, March 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 9, 1999
- Sleet in North Carolina, March 9, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 9 to 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 9, 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: 5691410, 5691411, 5691412, 5691413.