Winter Weather, Garrett
- When
- January 31, 6:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Garrett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
The event continued until 4:00 EST February 1st.
Winter Weather in Maryland, January 31, 2023
A wave of wintry precipitation developed to the north of an area of low pressure with temperatures falling below freezing. This resulted in a period of freezing drizzle which then changed to snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A wave of wintry precipitation developed to the north of an area of low pressure with temperatures falling below freezing. This resulted in a period of freezing drizzle which then changed to snow. Ice accumulations totaled a coating to a few hundredths of an inch and snow accumulations totaled a coating to around one inch.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Garrett
- When
- January 31, 7:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Garrett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
The event continued until 4:00 EST February 1st.
Winter Weather, Central and Eastern Allegany
- When
- January 31, 9:15 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Central and Eastern Allegany forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 39.622, -78.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The event continued until 4:00 EST February 1st.
What these are
- 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
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- Frost and Freeze in California, January 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 31, 2023
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, January 31, 2023
- High Wind in Montana, January 31, 2023
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Montana, January 31, 2023
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 31, 2023
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 31, 2023
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, January 31, 2023
- Blizzard in Montana, January 31, 2023
More
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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: 1068086, 1068088, 1068087.