Maryland, 2007

Winter Weather in Maryland, March 17, 2007

March 17, 2007 · NWS LWX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Upslope snow showers developed during the early morning hours of March 17th and continued through the late evening along the western slopes of the Allegheny Front in the wake of a strong cold front. The cold front and associated low pressure system brought several inches of snow to the region on March 16th before upslope showers developed several hours later.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Upslope snow showers developed during the early morning hours of March 17th and continued through the late evening along the western slopes of the Allegheny Front in the wake of a strong cold front. The cold front and associated low pressure system brought several inches of snow to the region on March 16th before upslope showers developed several hours later. Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 5 inches across Allegany and Washington Counties.

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 Mar 16, 2:29 PM EST, 11 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 2:29 PM EST, 11 hours 31 minutes before
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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Central and Eastern Allegany

When
March 17, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Central and Eastern Allegany forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.622, -78.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cooperative Observers reported between 3 and 5 inches of snow near Frostburg, MD.

Winter Weather, Washington

When
March 17, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.604, -77.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained Spotters reported between 3 and 5 inches of snow near Hancock, MD.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 21320, 21321.