Maryland, 2009

Winter Weather in Maryland, January 27, 2009

January 27, 2009 · NWS AKQ · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Light snow between one half inch and one and a half inches occurred across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 AKQ wrote it up.

Light snow between one half inch and one and a half inches occurred across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

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 Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 27, 3:45 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 3:45 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Dorchester

When
January 27, 8:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Dorchester forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts between one half inch and one inch occurred across portions of the county. Cambridge reported 1.0 inch.

Winter Weather, Inland Worcester

When
January 27, 8:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Inland Worcester forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts between one half inch and one inch occurred across portions of the county. Snow Hill reported 0.8 inch.

Winter Weather, Maryland Beaches

When
January 27, 8:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Maryland Beaches forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amount of around one half inch occurred across portions of Ocean City.

Winter Weather, Somerset

When
January 27, 8:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts between one half inch and one inch occurred across portions of the county. Princess Anne reported 1.0 inch.

Winter Weather, Wicomico

When
January 27, 8:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where
Wicomico forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts between one half inch and one and a half inches occurred across portions of the county. SBY(Salisbury ASOS) reported 1.5 inches.

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

More

Every storm in Maryland in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, January 2009

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: 151333, 151352, 151358, 151360, 151369.