Maryland, 2001

Winter Storm in Maryland, March 6, 2001

March 6, 2001 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 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 Pittsburgh, PA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 6, 4:15 AM EST, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 4:15 AM EST, 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA
415 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2001

UPR LO WL MOV SEWD OFF MID ATLANTIC CST TODAY.  SNOW SHWRS WL CONT
IN WRAP-ARND MOISTURE AND NWLY FLO.  WL MENTION ADDTL ACCUM 2 TO 4
INCHES IN MTNS...1-2 INCHES W OF MTNS BY EVE.  HV EXTENDED WINTER
STORM WRNGS AND ADVISORIES THRU 4 PM...AND HV POSTED WIND ADVISORY
FOR MTNS THRU 4 PM AS WELL.

NWLY FLO WL CONT TNGT BUT MOISTURE WL GRADLY DCRS AND INVERSION WL
LWR.  WL KEEP LKLY POPS FOR MTNS WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO
ACCUM...SCT POPS ELSW WITH PSBL ACCUM AN INCH OR LESS.

FCSTID = 14
PIT   25  21  35  25 /  80  50  30  20
HLG   26  22  36  26 /  80  50  30  20
MGW   26  22  36  26 /  80  50  30  20
ZZV   27  23  37  27 /  80  50  30  20
PHD   25  21  35  25 /  80  50  30  20
FKL   20  17  32  20 /  90  60  40  30
DUJ   20  17  32  20 /  90  60  40  30
LBE   24  21  35  23 /  90  70  40  30
BTP   22  19  34  22 /  90  60  40  30
IDI   22  19  34  22 /  90  60  40  30
ODM   23  20  33  21 /  90  70  40  30

.PBZ...
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONE MDZ001.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONE MDZ001.

OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES
OHZ039>041...OHZ048>050...OHZ057>059...OHZ068>069.

PA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES
PAZ030...PAZ032.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES
PAZ007>009...PAZ013>016...PAZ020>023...PAZ029...PAZ031.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES PAZ030...PAZ032.

WV...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES
WVZ023...WVZ041.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES
WVZ001>004...WVZ012...WVZ021>022.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 400 PM EST TODAY FOR ZONES WVZ023...WVZ041.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Garrett

When
March 6, 5:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where
Garrett forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Just one day after a strong winter storm brought several inches of snow to the area, strong northwest flow on the backside of the low produced additional orographically enhanced snowfall of between 3 and 6 inches along the ridges of Garrett county in western Maryland.

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

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: 5236195.