Strong Wind in Maryland, February 9 to 10, 2001

Name: Strong Wind in Maryland, February 9 to 10, 2001
Start: 2001-02-09T20:00
End: 2001-02-10T12:00
Location: Maryland

February 9 to 10, 2001 · NWS LWX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

A strong cold front crossed the Mid Atlantic region during the morning of the 10th. Ahead of the front, southwest winds of 15 to 25 MPH gusted to 35 MPH.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 LWX wrote it up.

A strong cold front crossed the Mid Atlantic region during the morning of the 10th. Ahead of the front, southwest winds of 15 to 25 MPH gusted to 35 MPH. Behind the front, winds shifted to the northwest at 20 to 30 MPH and gusted up to 50 MPH. A wind gust of 48 MPH was recorded at Baltimore/Washington International Airport in Anne Arundel County. Recorded wind gusts in Carroll County included 53 MPH at Manchester and 43 MPH at Millers. A wind gust of 43 MPH was reported in Laurel in Howard County. In Prince George's County, a gust of 52 MPH was reported at Andrews Air Force Base and winds gusted to 45 MPH in South Bowie. A wind gust of 41 MPH was reported at Martin State Airport east of Baltimore. Frederick County Airport reported a gust of 50 MPH. A gust of 52 MPH was recorded at Hagerstown in Washington County and a gust of 44 MPH was recorded at Cumberland in Allegany County.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 2:59 PM EST, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 2:59 PM EST, 5 hours 1 minute before

RECORD SETTING WARMTH HITS BOTH IAD AND DCA SO FAR TDA...BUT A BIT
OF A SHOCK IN STORE FOR ANYONE THINKING THIS WILL LAST. STRNG CD
FNT..STRNG 850 MB WINDS..AND A LOT OF THAT MIXING DOWN. AS A RESULT
A WIND ADVSRY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS FOR TNGT. ETA SHOWS
A PROLONGUED PD OF CAA BEHIND THE FNT ON SAT...SO ADSRY MAY NEED TO
BE EXTENDED AND EXPANDED.

SHWRS EXPECTED WITH THE FNT...BUT OUT OF THE AREA BY SAT MRNG. MAIN
WX FEATURE ON SAT WL BE THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY DURG THE FIRST HALF
OF THE DAY.

HIGH PRES TO SETTLE IN FOR SAT NGT AND SUN. NEXT BEST CHC OF PCPN
APPEARS TO BE ON WED WITH ANOTHER CD FNT.

DCA   46  50  26  42 /  50  20   0  10
BWI   45  49  24  41 /  50  20   0  10
MRB   42  46  22  40 /  50  10   0  10
IAD   45  49  22  41 /  50  20   0  10
CHO   45  50  22  41 /  50  20   0  10
HGR   42  46  22  40 /  50  10   0  10
NHK   48  51  22  41 /  50  20   0  10

.LWX...
DC...NONEn.
MD...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONE MDZ002.

VA...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONE VAZ021.

WV...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT FOR ZONES WVZ048>050...WVZ054>055.

SMALL CRAFT ADVSRY UPPER CHES BAY AND PTMC.

WOODY!

The radar

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Event by event

11 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Northern Baltimore

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Baltimore forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Southern Baltimore

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Baltimore forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.367, -76.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Harford

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Harford forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Howard

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Howard forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Montgomery

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Prince Georges

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Prince Georges forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Anne Arundel

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Anne Arundel forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Allegany

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Allegany forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Strong Wind, Washington

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.604, -77.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Frederick

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Frederick forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Carroll

When: February 9, 8:00 PM EST to February 10, 12:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.563, -77.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Strong Wind: Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maryland in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Maryland, February 2001

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: 5231791, 5231792, 5231793, 5231794, 5231795, 5231796, 5231797, 5233560, 5233561, 5233562, 5233563.