Winter Storm, St. Mary'S
- When
- January 16, 2:00 PM EST to January 17, 2:00 AM 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)
Winter Storm in Maryland, January 16 to 17, 2003
Low pressure moving just south of the region brought light snow to Southern Maryland between the afternoon of the 16th and the early morning hours of the 17th. In St.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Low pressure moving just south of the region brought light snow to Southern Maryland between the afternoon of the 16th and the early morning hours of the 17th. In St. Mary's County, snowfall totals ranged from 2 inches in the northern part of the county to just over 5 inches at the southern tip. Snowfall totals included 5.2 inches at Ridge, 3 inches in Hollywood, and 2 inches in Leonardtown. Two inches or less fell across the rest of Southern Maryland. In Prince George's County, someone shoveling snow in Fort Washington died of a heart attack.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 16, 2003
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 16 to 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 16 to 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 16, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 16 to 17, 2003
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 16, 2003
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 16 to 17, 2003
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 16 to 17, 2003
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 16, 2003
More
Every storm in Maryland in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, January 2003
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: 5340473.