Strong Wind, Allegany
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind in Maryland, February 1, 2002
A strong cold front pushed through the region during the afternoon of the 1st. For several hours after the front passed, northwest winds gusted between 35 and 50 MPH.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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 pushed through the region during the afternoon of the 1st. For several hours after the front passed, northwest winds gusted between 35 and 50 MPH. The winds downed trees and wires in some communities, resulting in isolated power outages. Wind gusts across Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay included 58 MPH in St. Mary's County, 55 MPH in Smithsburg, 54 MPH in Frederick, 51 MPH in Baltimore, 49 MPH at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 46 MPH at Martin State Airport and Hagerstown, and 44 MPH at Andrews Air Force Base.
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 1, 9:15 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 9:15 AM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON
915 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2002
WINDS AND TEMPS ARE INCREASING QUICKLY ACROSS THE FA AND A LITTLE
MORE THAT EXPECTED...SO WILL RAISE WINDS AND TEMPS IN ALL ZONES
TODAY. WILL ALSO KEEP IN A LOW CHC OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
FRONTAL PASSAGE.
ND
.LWX...
DC...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONE DCZ001.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC.
MD...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
MDZ002>003...MDZ004>007...MDZ009>011...MDZ013>014...MDZ016>018.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE TIDAL POTOMAC AND CHESAPEAKE BAY.
VA...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
VAZ021...VAZ025>031...VAZ036>040...VAZ041>042...VAZ050>057.
WV...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
WVZ048>055.The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Washington
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.604, -77.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Frederick
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Carroll
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.563, -77.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Northern Baltimore
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Baltimore forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C)
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Baltimore / Baltimore (C) forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -76.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Harford
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harford forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind, Howard
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind, Montgomery
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Strong Wind, Prince Georges
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Georges forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Anne Arundel
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Calvert
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calvert forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Charles
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charles forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, St. Mary'S
- When
- February 1, 12:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Mary'S forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.216, -76.529 (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
- High Wind in New York, February 1, 2002
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- High Wind in Ohio, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in New York, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Michigan, February 1, 2002
- Strong Wind in Virginia, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 1, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, February 1, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1, 2002
- Flooding in New York, February 1 to 2, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 1, 2002
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: 5283619, 5283620, 5283621, 5283622, 5283623, 5283624, 5283625, 5283626, 5283627, 5283628, 5283629, 5283630, 5283631, 5283723.