Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Western Allegany
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Extreme Western Allegany forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.622, -78.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold and Cold in Maryland, February 7 to 9, 2026
Another shot of Arctic Air spilled in February 7th through February 9th. For the mountains, minimum wind chills of -20 to -30F were observed.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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.
Another shot of Arctic Air spilled in February 7th through February 9th. For the mountains, minimum wind chills of -20 to -30F were observed. For the central Maryland, minimum wind chills of -5 to -20F were observed. Areas along the I-95 corridor into southern Maryland saw minimum wind chills around 0F. The coldest wind chills were overnight.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 extreme cold/wind chill, 2 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Western Garrett County Md
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Garrett County Md forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.529, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Garrett County Md
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Garrett County Md forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.529, -79.274 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Baltimore
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Baltimore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.443, -76.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cecil
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cecil forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.562, -75.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Baltimore
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Baltimore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.367, -76.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Montgomery
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.136, -77.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Montgomery
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.136, -77.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Howard
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -76.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central and Southeast Howard
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central and Southeast Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -76.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Harford
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Harford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.536, -76.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Harford
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Harford forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.536, -76.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Prince Georges
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince Georges forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -76.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Anne Arundel
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Anne Arundel forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.994, -76.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Calvert
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Calvert forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.535, -76.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Central and Southeast Montgomery
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central and Southeast Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 39.136, -77.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Charles
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charles forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.474, -77.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, St. Mary'S
- When
- February 7, 4:00 AM EST to February 9, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- St. Mary'S forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 38.216, -76.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Extreme Cold and High Wind in New York, February 7 to 9, 2026
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Virginia, February 7 to 9, 2026
- Extreme Cold in Vermont, February 7 to 9, 2026
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2026
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, February 7 to 9, 2026
- High Wind and Strong Wind in North Carolina, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold in New York, February 7 to 8, 2026
- High Wind in Maryland, February 7, 2026
- Extreme Cold in New York, February 7 to 9, 2026
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Massachusetts, February 7 to 9, 2026
- High Wind in Montana, February 7 to 8, 2026
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: 1312480, 1312481, 1312482, 1312484, 1312485, 1312486, 1312487, 1312488, 1312489, 1312490, 1312491, 1312492, 1312493, 1312494, 1312495, 1312496, 1312498, 1312499.