Maryland, 2014Winter Weather in Maryland, February 17 to 18, 2014
February 17 to 18, 2014 · NWS LWX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A fast moving cold front moved across the Mid Atlantic. Snowfall accumulation was confined to areas near the Mason Dixon line were temperatures were well below 32 degrees.
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- 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.
A fast moving cold front moved across the Mid Atlantic. Snowfall accumulation was confined to areas near the Mason Dixon line were temperatures were well below 32 degrees.
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 Feb 17, 8:54 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 17, 8:54 PM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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- When
- February 17, 10:00 PM EST to February 18, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.604, -77.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulation of 2 inches or more was measured at Smithsburg.
Winter Weather, Frederick
- When
- February 17, 10:00 PM EST to February 18, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulation of 2 inches or more was measured at surrounding locations.
Winter Weather, Carroll
- When
- February 17, 11:00 PM EST to February 18, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.563, -77.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulation of 2 inches or more was measured at surrounding locations.
Winter Weather, Northern Baltimore
- When
- February 17, 11:00 PM EST to February 18, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Baltimore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow accumulation of 2 inches or more was measured at Catonsville.
Winter Weather, Harford
- When
- February 17, 11:00 PM EST to February 18, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Snow accumulation of 2 inches or more was measured at Edgewood.
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 2014$1.9 million · 7 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 17 to 18, 201424 events
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 17 to 18, 201421 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 17, 201420 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Montana, February 17 to 21, 201483 kt wind · 20 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 17, 201412 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 17, 201411 events
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 17, 201411 events
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 17, 201410 events
- Winter Weather in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 201410 events
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 17, 20147 events
- Winter Weather in Ohio, February 17 to 18, 20147 events
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: 503635, 503637, 503639, 503640, 503642.