Maryland, 2014

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 28 to 30, 2014

January 28 to 30, 2014 · NWS LWX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Low pressure moved along the east coast while a shortwave trough moved into the Mid Atlantic from the west. Accumulating snow moved into the Piedmont and Southern Maryland.

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 LWX wrote it up.

Low pressure moved along the east coast while a shortwave trough moved into the Mid Atlantic from the west. Accumulating snow moved into the Piedmont and Southern Maryland.

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 Jan 27, 6:27 PM EST, 22 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 6:27 PM EST, 22 hours 33 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, St. Mary'S

When
January 28, 5:00 PM EST to January 29, 6:00 AM EST
Where
St. Mary'S forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.216, -76.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulations of 6 inches were measured at Ridge.

Winter Weather, Anne Arundel

When
January 28, 7:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Anne Arundel forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulations of 2 inches were measured at Riva.

Winter Weather, Calvert

When
January 28, 7:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Calvert forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulations of 3 inches were measured at Saint Leonard.

Winter Weather, Charles

When
January 28, 7:00 PM EST to January 29, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Charles forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulations of 3 inches were measured at La Plata.

Winter Weather, Prince Georges

When
January 29, 7:00 PM EST to January 30, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Prince Georges forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulations of 4 inches were measured at Accokeek.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, January 2014

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: 498237, 498243, 498245, 498251, 498240.