Maryland, 2000

High Wind in Maryland, December 17, 2000

December 17, 2000 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
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.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Garrett

When
December 17, 7:00 PM EST
Where
Garrett forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

An intensifying area of low pressure moving across the area produced several wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH. A few trees and several large limbs were downed by the high winds in and around the Oakland area.

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: 5165810.