Maryland, 2007

Heavy Snow in Maryland, December 5, 2007

December 5, 2007 · NWS PBZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A fast moving area of low pressure produced heavy snow across Garrett county Maryland and parts of Northern West Virginia. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 9 inches across the region.

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 PBZ wrote it up.

A fast moving area of low pressure produced heavy snow across Garrett county Maryland and parts of Northern West Virginia. Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 9 inches across the region.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Garrett

When
December 5, 12:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Garrett forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

A trained spotter reported 8 inches of snow in Friendsville with over 6 inches in other parts of the county.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Maryland in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, December 2007

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: 64875.