Low pressure moving north just off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between four and fifteen inches of snow across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from Saturday evening, December 25th, into early Monday morning December 27th. Also, the storm produced near blizzard conditions over portions of the area.
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.
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.
The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.
Low pressure moving north just off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced between four and fifteen inches of snow across the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from Saturday evening, December 25th, into early Monday morning December 27th. Also, the storm produced near blizzard conditions over portions of the area.
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 Dec 25, 4:51 PM EST, 9 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall amounts were generally between four and seven inches across the county. Cambridge reported 5.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between nine and fifteen inches across the county. Pocomoke City reported 15.0 inches of snow. Snow Hill reported 13.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between nine and fourteen inches across the county. Ocean City reported 13.5 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between six and ten inches across the county. Princess Anne reported 9.0 inches of snow. Deal Island reported 6.0 inches of snow.
Snowfall amounts were generally between eight and thirteen inches across the county. Pittsville reported 12.5 inches of snow. Fruitland reported 11.8 inches of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Maryland in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, December 2010
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 274536, 274538, 274543, 274550, 274551.