Maryland, 2019

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 12 to 14, 2019

January 12 to 14, 2019 · NWS PHI · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Weekend winter Storm.

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 PHI wrote it up.

Weekend winter Storm.

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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 6:21 PM EST, 23 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 6:21 PM EST, 23 hours 39 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

3 winter storm, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Talbot

When
January 12, 6:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Talbot forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.749, -76.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals of 5.0 and 4.3 were reported in Easton.

Winter Weather, Caroline

When
January 12, 7:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Caroline forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
38.872, -75.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals likely met advisory criteria based on surrounding observations.

Winter Weather, Cecil

When
January 12, 7:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Cecil forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.562, -75.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 4.3 1 mile SSE of Pleasant Hill to 3.0 in Charlestown.

Winter Storm, Kent

When
January 12, 7:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Kent forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
39.236, -76.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals ranged from 4.9 in Millington to 3.8 in Chestertown.

Winter Storm, Queen Annes

When
January 12, 7:00 PM EST to January 14, 12:30 AM EST
Where
Queen Annes forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
39.038, -76.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Totals of 4.0 were reported 1 mile SE of Chestertown and in Grasonville.

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 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Maryland, January 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: 795942, 795937, 795938, 795940, 795941.