Maryland, 2000

High Wind in Maryland, December 12, 2000

December 12, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A strengthening area of low pressure and associated cold front swept across the area during the overnight hours, bringing a several-hour period of high winds to western Maryland.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS PBZ wrote it up.

A strengthening area of low pressure and associated cold front swept across the area during the overnight hours, bringing a several-hour period of high winds to western Maryland.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Garrett

When
December 12, 5:30 AM EST
Where
Garrett forecast zone
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

High winds estimated at 65 MPH downed numerous trees and power lines across the county.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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: 5165808.