Winter Weather, Charles
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charles forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 3, 2002
Low pressure tracked across extreme southeast Virginia during the morning of the 3rd. This storm brought light to moderate snowfall to Southern Maryland between 5 AM and 3 PM.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
Low pressure tracked across extreme southeast Virginia during the morning of the 3rd. This storm brought light to moderate snowfall to Southern Maryland between 5 AM and 3 PM. Because the ground was very cold, the snow stuck to area roads and caused hazardous driving conditions during the morning commute. Schools were also closed across the region. In Charles County, snowfall amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches with the heaviest amounts in the extreme southern portion of the county. On Route 5 north of Hugesville, a 15 car pileup occurred at the Route 488 stoplight. In Calvert County, 1 to 4 inches of snow was recorded with the heaviest amounts falling across the southern portion. In St. Mary's County, snowfall amounts ranged from 2.5 inches in the northern portion to 6.5 inches in the southern tip.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Calvert
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Calvert forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Mary'S
- When
- January 3, 5:00 AM EST to 3:00 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
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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
- Dense Fog in California, January 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 3 to 4, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 3 to 4, 2002
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 3, 2002
- Winter Storm in Maryland, January 3, 2002
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Alabama, January 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in South Carolina, January 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 3, 2002
More
Every storm in Maryland in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, January 2002
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5276628, 5276629, 5276630.