Maryland, 2019

Dense Fog in Maryland, February 7 to 8, 2019

February 7 to 8, 2019 · NWS LWX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Warm, moist air aloft overrunning colder surface air combined with abundant low level moisture to produce low clouds and widespread dense fog across portions of the region.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

Warm, moist air aloft overrunning colder surface air combined with abundant low level moisture to produce low clouds and widespread dense fog across portions of the region.

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 7, 2:06 PM EST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 2:06 PM EST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 3:01 PM EST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The radar

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

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Charles

When
February 7, 8:56 PM EST to February 8, 9:24 AM EST
Where
Charles forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

Dense Fog, Prince Georges

When
February 7, 10:44 PM EST to February 8, 1:28 AM EST
Where
Prince Georges forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

Dense Fog, Anne Arundel

When
February 7, 10:44 PM EST to February 8, 1:28 AM EST
Where
Anne Arundel forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

Dense Fog, Calvert

When
February 7, 10:44 PM EST to February 8, 1:28 AM EST
Where
Calvert forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

Dense Fog, Central and Southeast Howard

When
February 7, 10:44 PM EST to February 8, 1:28 AM EST
Where
Central and Southeast Howard forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.251, -76.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

Dense Fog, Northwest Howard

When
February 7, 10:44 PM EST to February 8, 1:28 AM EST
Where
Northwest Howard forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.251, -76.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

Dense Fog, St. Mary'S

When
February 7, 11:06 PM EST to February 8, 3:42 AM EST
Where
St. Mary'S forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.216, -76.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Maryland in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, February 2019

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: 806212, 806207, 806208, 806209, 806210, 806211, 806213.