Maryland, 2005

Strong Wind in Maryland, November 10, 2005

November 10, 2005 · NWS PHI · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Gusty northwest winds buffeted the Maryland Eastern Shore mainly during the first half of the day on the 10th. The northwest winds were caused by the difference in surface pressure between an intensifying low pressure system moving northeast through the Saint Lawrence River Valley in Canada and a high pressure system building east from the central Mississippi Valley.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 PHI wrote it up.

Gusty northwest winds buffeted the Maryland Eastern Shore mainly during the first half of the day on the 10th. The northwest winds were caused by the difference in surface pressure between an intensifying low pressure system moving northeast through the Saint Lawrence River Valley in Canada and a high pressure system building east from the central Mississippi Valley. Peak wind gusts averaged around 45 mph and included 48 mph in Tolchester Beach (Kent County) and 43 mph in Chesapeake City (Cecil 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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 9, 4:20 PM EST, 10 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 4:20 PM EST, 10 hours 40 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Caroline

When
November 10, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Caroline forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Cecil

When
November 10, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Cecil forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.562, -75.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Kent

When
November 10, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Kent forecast zone
Measured
42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.236, -76.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Queen Annes

When
November 10, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Queen Annes forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.038, -76.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong Wind, Talbot

When
November 10, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Talbot forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
38.749, -76.179 (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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5480233, 5480234, 5480235, 5480236, 5480237.