Maryland, 2000

Winter Storm in Maryland, January 25, 2000

January 25, 2000 · NWS AKQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

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  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Wicomico

When
January 25, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Wicomico forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A significant winter storm affected southern Maryland with six to nine inches of snow and freezing rain. Precipitation fell as a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain during the morning hours, then changed to all snow by late afternoon. Wicomico county including Salisbury received 6 to 9 inches, and Somerset county picked up 6 inches. Winds gusted over 30 mph, producing blowing and drifting snow during the late afternoon and evening hours.

Winter Storm, Somerset

When
January 25, 6:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A significant winter storm affected southern Maryland with six to nine inches of snow and freezing rain. Precipitation fell as a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain during the morning hours, then changed to all snow by late afternoon. Wicomico county including Salisbury received 6 to 9 inches, and Somerset county picked up 6 inches. Winds gusted over 30 mph, producing blowing and drifting snow during the late afternoon and evening hours.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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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: 5131585, 5131586.