Winter Storm in Maryland, February 5 to 6, 2010

Name: Winter Storm in Maryland, February 5 to 6, 2010
Start: 2010-02-05T12:00
End: 2010-02-06T18:00
Location: Maryland

February 5 to 6, 2010 · NWS PHI · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

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.

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Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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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 PHI wrote it up.

A major winter storm dropped 20 to 30 inches of snow across the Maryland Eastern Shore from the afternoon of the 5th into the afternoon of the 6th. Snow began falling along Chesapeake Bay around Noon EST on the 5th and spread east throughout the Eastern Shore by the middle of the afternoon. The snow fell at its heaviest during the first half of the day on the 6th. The snow ended from north to south during the afternoon of the 6th. Many businesses and stores were closed on the 6th. Many states of emergencies were declared on both the township and county level. There were fender bender accidents on the 5th, but because this event ended on a Saturday (the 6th), the total number of accidents was relatively lower.

Representative snowfall included 30.0 inches in Galena and Millington (Kent County), 29.5 inches in Royal Oak (Talbot County), 28.0 inches in Chester and Stevensville (Queen Anne's County), 24.0 inches in Saint Michaels (Talbot County), 23.5 in Easton (Talbot County), 23.0 inches in Denton (Caroline County), 21.0 inches in Elkton (Cecil County) and 18.0 inches in Fair Hills (Cecil County).

The winter storm was caused by a low pressure system that moved west to east across northern Mexico and emerged in the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville, Texas on the morning of the 4th. The low pressure system moved east and was located near New Orleans, Louisiana at 7 p.m. EST on the 4th and Mobile, Alabama at 7 a.m. EST on the 5th. The low pressure system then started to move northeast and was near Wilmington, North Carolina at 7 p.m. EST on the 5th; Elizabeth City, North Carolina at 1 a.m. EST on the 6th; the Virginia coastal waters at 7 a.m. EST on the 6th and then drifted slowly east off the lower Delmarva Peninsula the rest of the day on the 6th. The storm track was perfect for heavy snow for the 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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 5, 10:01 AM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 10:01 AM EST, 1 hour 59 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1001 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OFF
TO THE EAST BY THE AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST TONIGHT AND THEN OFF
NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY. IT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER
IMPACTS TO MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND
THE DEPARTING STORM FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
THE LAST PERIOD OF RELATIVE TRANQUIL CONDITIONS BEFORE THE MAJOR
STORM AFFECTS THE AREA. THE 12 HOUR POP FOR TODAY INCLUDES LIKELY-
CATEGORICAL ACROSS THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST COUNTIES WHERE SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN BY MID OR LATE AFTERNOON...THE ACCUMS FOR THE TODAY
PERIOD SHOULD HOLD AT 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR DE AND ERN MD. IT WILL BE
CLOUDY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE LOW TO MID 30S IN MOST
AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
THE WINTER WEATHER FLAGS ISSUED ON THURSDAY WERE NOT CHANGED WITH
THIS FORECAST. DISCOUNTING THE 00Z NAM...THE CURRENT MODELS ARE ONLY
SHOWING MINOR CHANGES WITH REGARDS TO THE INTENSITY AND TRACK OF
THE SFC LOW. THE GREATEST QPF IS SLIGHTLY FURTHER SOUTH...BUT
THERE IS STILL ENOUGH UNCERTAINTY TO KEEP THE WARNING WHERE THEY
ARE UP NORTH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED ALONG THE
COASTAL AREAS WHERE WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CREATE NEAR ZERO
VSBYS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT IN ALL AREAS AND MUCH OF
THE DAY SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COUNTIES. THERE WILL BE
IMPROVEMENT UP NORTH SATURDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL WORK ITS WAY
SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WIND EFFECTS
MAY PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT SO THE BLIZZARD WARNING MAY NEED
TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME BY LATER FCSTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THE BUFKIT PROFILES SHOW THAT PLENTY OF OMEGA WITHIN THE SNOW
GROWTH AREA AND AMPLE RH.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE IN ON SUNDAY WITH FAIR WEATHER EXPECTED.
THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED MODERATE WINDS WILL KEEP WIND
CHILLS IN THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AN UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO BE LOCATED IN THE NOVA SCOTIA
VICINITY ON SUNDAY EVENING. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PROGRESS TO THE
EAST AND OUT TO SEA. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SHOULD EXTEND
UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY AT THAT TIME. THE RIDGE IS
EXPECTED TO PROGRESS TO THE EAST WITH ITS AXIS PASSING OVER OUR
REGION IN THE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY TIME FRAME.

AN UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCATED OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL STATES
ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THAT FEATURE WILL LIKELY PROGRESS TO THE EAST AND
IT SHOULD PASS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN STATES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO INFLUENCE OUR REGION
FROM MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE FROM NORTHERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA ON MONDAY MORNING TO THE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY MORNING. THE LOW IS THEN
ANTICIPATED TO PASS OFF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC COAST ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND
TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW, WE WILL SIMPLY MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS
CENTERED ON TUESDAY NIGHT, FOR THE TIME BEING. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH
THE AIR MASS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW, IF ANY
PRECIPITATION FALLS AT THAT TIME.

DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG,
KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

EXCELLENT VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH SOME
ALTOSTRATUS AND CIRRUS. BUT SIGNS OF THINGS TO COME ARE ALREADY ON
THE HORIZON. MOISTURE IS STREAMING UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING EAST COAST STORM. PRECIPITATION HAS SPREAD INTO
VIRGINIA AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF OUR AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND NORTHERN PORTIONS DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
CIGS WILL LOWER TO ALTOSTRATUS TODAY AND THEN DROP QUICKLY ONCE
THE SNOW MOVES IN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT IFR/LIFR
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH THE SNOW. THE LOWEST CONDITIONS AND
LONGEST LASTING IMPACTS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN AND COASTAL
SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. LIGHT WINDS TODAY WILL BECOME NE
THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE
HIGHEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN OUR SOUTHERN COASTAL AREAS WHERE
SPEEDS COULD REACH OVER 40 KT.

OUTLOOK...
THE STORM WILL MOVE OUT TO SEA SATURDAY NIGHT ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE
TO PUSH IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
RETURN TO VFR FLYING CONDITIONS. THE HIGH WILL CROSS THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT AND HEAD OFF TO THE EAST TUESDAY. ANOTHER APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING SOME PRECIPITATION WITH LOW CIGS AND VSBYS
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.MARINE...
WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE GALE WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
COASTAL WATERS AND UPPER DELAWARE BAY. A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
ISSUED FLOR THE REST OF OUR COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF LITTLE EGG
INLET ON THE OCEAN AND ACROSS LOWER DELAWARE BAY. THE CURRENT NAM MODEL
RUN CONTINUES TO SHOW THE EXTREMELY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR DETERIORATING WEATHER IS
OVER THE GULF COAST STATES THIS MORNING. IT WILL INTENSIFY AS IT
MOVES NORTHEAST TODAY, BECOMING A MAJOR EAST COAST STORM TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY AS IT MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS STORM
WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT MARINE IMPACTS, WITH STRONG WINDS AND HIGH
SEAS. CONDITIONS WILL START IMPROVING SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE, BUT WILL
PROBABLY TAKE A WHILE FOR WINDS AND THEN SEAS TO DROP BELOW SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE LATTER PROBABLY NOT UNTIL SUNDAY
NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA WATERS
MONDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR DELAWARE BAY,
COASTAL DELAWARE AND MOST OF COASTAL NEW JERSEY FOR THE HIGH TIDE
CYCLES INTO EARLY SUNDAY. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO
THE NNW BY THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE, BECAUSE OF THE
HIGHER ASTRONOMICAL TIDES, SOME MINOR TIDAL FLOODING IS BECOMING
MORE LIKELY WITH THAT HIGH TIDE CYCLE ALSO. ON A RELATIVE BASIS
WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THIS IS OCCURRING THIS WEEKEND AND
NOT LAST, WHEN TIDE HEIGHTS WERE MUCH HIGHER. ALSO, THE HIGHER
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE OCCURRING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WHEN THE
WINDS ARE JUST INCREASING TO GALE FORCE. WINDS WILL BE CLOSE TO
THEIR PEAK DURING LOW TIDE AND DURING THE LOWER OF THE TWO
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL STUDIES ARE
PREDICTING THREE FOOT TIDAL DEPARTURES WHICH WOULD GET US INTO
THE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING CATEGORY FOR THE THREE SUCCESSIVE HIGH
TIDES STARTING EARLY SATURDAY. ALSO THE BACK BAYS WILL HAVE
PROBLEMS DRAINING BETWEEN THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES BECAUSE OF THE
ONSHORE FLOW. SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEPARTURES ARE POSSIBLE ON OUR
EXTREME SOUTHERN OCEAN WATERS ALONG THE DELAWARE COAST. BUT AT
THIS TIME, IT STILL APPEARS AS IF ONLY MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR.
WAVE ACTION WILL CAUSE BEACH EROSION AND EXACERBATE ANY TIDAL
FLOODING. ALL OF THE ABOVE IS BASED ON CURRENT MODEL PROJECTIONS
COMING TO FRUITION, THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT IF THE COASTAL
STORM IS STRONGER AND TRAVELS CLOSER TO US, THAT A COASTAL FLOOD
WARNING MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR MODERATE TIDAL FLOODING WITH
SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE AND CAPE MAY COUNTY NEW JERSEY THE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR PAZ060>062-067>069.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR PAZ070-071.
NJ...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NJZ007>010-012>015.
     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR NJZ020>027.
     BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY
     FOR NJZ020>027.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR NJZ016>019.
DE...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
     SUNDAY FOR DEZ002>004.
     BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY
     FOR DEZ002>004.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR DEZ001.
MD...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR MDZ008-012-015-019-020.
MARINE...STORM WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ431-452>455.
     GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     ANZ430-450-451.

&&

SYNOPSIS...O'HARA
NEAR TERM...O'HARA
SHORT TERM...O'HARA
LONG TERM...IOVINO
AVIATION...RPW
MARINE...GIGI/RPW
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...GIGI

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 9:51 AM EST, 2 hours 9 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

NJZ007>010-012>015-PAZ060>062-067>069-061500-
WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
BUCKS-
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ002>004-NJZ020>027-061500-
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN
DELAWARE AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   BLIZZARD WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   BLIZZARD WARNING.
   COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

DEZ001-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016>019-PAZ070-071-061500-
NEW CASTLE-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EST SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST
MARYLAND...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NJZ001-PAZ054-055-061500-
SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE-
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ431-452>455-061500-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ANZ430-450-451-061500-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
951 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND
DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Caroline

When: February 5, 12:00 PM EST to February 6, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Caroline forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Talbot

When: February 5, 12:00 PM EST to February 6, 6:00 PM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Queen Annes

When: February 5, 12:00 PM EST to February 6, 5:00 PM EST
Where: Queen Annes forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.038, -76.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kent

When: February 5, 12:00 PM EST to February 6, 4:00 PM EST
Where: Kent forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.236, -76.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cecil

When: February 5, 1:00 PM EST to February 6, 2:00 PM EST
Where: Cecil forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 39.562, -75.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Maryland in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Maryland, February 2010

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 212157, 212158, 212159, 212160, 212161.