Maryland, 2014Winter Storm in Maryland, January 28 to 29, 2014
January 28 to 29, 2014 · NWS AKQ · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Coastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced snowfall ranging from four to five and a half inches of snowfall across the Maryland Eastern Shore.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Coastal low pressure intensifying off the Mid Atlantic Coast produced snowfall ranging from four to five and a half inches of snowfall across the 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 28, 4:30 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 4:30 PM EST, 30 minutes before
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</html>Winter Storm, Dorchester
- When
- January 28, 5:00 PM EST to January 29, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.423, -76.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall of 5.5 inches was reported in Toddville and 5.0 inches of snow was reported at Cambridge.
Winter Storm, Somerset
- When
- January 28, 5:00 PM EST to January 29, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.080, -75.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall reports of 4.5 inches and 4.3 inches of snow were reported 4 miles west southwest and 2 miles south southwest of Princess Anne.
Winter Storm, Wicomico
- When
- January 28, 5:00 PM EST to January 29, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wicomico forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.369, -75.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall ranged from 4.5 inches to 5.5 inches across the county with snowfall reports of 5.5 inches in Pittsville and 5.0 inches in Salisbury.
Winter Storm, Inland Worcester
- When
- January 28, 5:00 PM EST to January 29, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Inland Worcester forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.217, -75.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snowfall report of 5.5 inches was reported at Snow Hill and reports of 4.0 inches of snow were reported from Newark and 1 mile south southwest of Ocean Pines.
- 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.
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- Winter Storm in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 20144 deaths · 85 events
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 28, 20142 deaths · 5 injured · 2 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Florida, January 28 to 30, 2014$2.8 million · 24 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 28 to 29, 2014$550,000 · 26 events
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- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 28 to 29, 201431 events
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- Cold in New York, January 28 to 29, 201422 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 498346, 498349, 498352, 498359.