Maryland, 2014

Winter 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.

Where it happened

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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  • Cold
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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS AKQ wrote it up.

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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The radar

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Event by event

4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

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.

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

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 498346, 498349, 498352, 498359.