Heavy Snow in Maryland

Events

338

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$564,000

• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 26 to 27, 20101 death · 5 eventsA major winter storm dropped moderate amounts of snow along the Maryland Eastern Shore as the region was near the western edge of the precipitation area. Accumulations averaged 3 to 6 inches with the highest amounts toward the Delaware state line.
• Flooding and Heavy Snow in Maryland, April 15 to 17, 20071 injured · $116,000 · 52 kt wind · 22 eventsA Nor'Easter impacted the Mid Atlantic region on April 15th and 16th. Low pressure off the southeastern coast moved north along the Delmarva. Heavy rain spread north across the region early April 15th, causing flooding by the afternoon and evening.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 11 to 12, 2006$230,000 · 14 eventsA historic snowstorm occurred between February 11-12 across the Mid-Atlantic. Storm total snowfall across much of Maryland ranged generally between 8-14 inches.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, January 12, 1996$100,000 · 14 eventsLess than one week after the crippling "Blizzard of '96," a new winter storm dumped substantial snow across Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, October 28 to 29, 2011$100,000 · 1 eventAs powerful low pressure moved up the Mid Atlantic seaboard heavy wet snow fell over the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, October 25, 2005$75,000 · 1 eventThe first snow storm of the season started at the highest elevations around 6 PM EDT on 24th. Six inches of snow accumulated by 4 AM on 25th. Redhouse and Oakland totaled 8 to 12" of snow. Snow ended by 11 PM EDT on 25th.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 22 to 23, 2026$45,000 · 5 eventsA coastal low rapidly deepened off the coast of Virginia from 1004mb along the Outer Banks on the morning of February 22 to 968mb off the Mid-Atlantic and New England coastline on the morning of February 23.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 2 to 3, 199614 eventsThe continuation of a strong upper-level jet streak, combined with additional mid-level dynamics, generated surface low pressure over central Georgia by evening on the 2nd.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 8, 1997$10,000 · 14 eventsA winter storm dumped 4 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow across all of central and northern Maryland on the 8th. Highest totals were observed in the northern and western suburbs of Washington and Baltimore, as well as in Allegany Co above 2000 feet.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 5, 200714 eventsAn Alberta Clipper system moved quickly across the Mid Atlantic on December 5th. This was the first snow of the season for much of the region. This storm caused significant traffic impacts during the morning commute across the Washington DC and Baltimore metro areas.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maryland, February 12 to 13, 200812 eventsLight precipitation spread east across the Mid Atlantic ahead of a low pressure system. Temperatures at the onset of precipitation were cold enough to produce snow.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 16, 199611 eventsA strong "Alberta Clipper", diving southeast from the upper midwest into the deep south, linked up with subtropical moisture lurking along the southeast U.S.
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 22, 20089 eventsLow pressure across the Gulf of Mexico spread snow across the region during the overnight hours February 21st and continued through the morning of February 22nd. Warm air moved in aloft, causing snow to mix with and change over to sleet and freezing rain.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 8, 19968 eventsLow-level lift of residual moisture, induced by favorable circulation underneath an upper-level jet streak, squeezed out a narrow band of heavy snow immediately behind an arctic front.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, January 9, 19967 eventsLow- and mid-level lift ahead of an "Alberta Clipper" added insult to injury only a day after the "Blizzard of '96," dumping 4 to 6 inches of snow in a 5-hour period from lower southern Maryland through the northern suburbs of Baltimore.
• Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 31, 19976 eventsA late season snowstorm dropped some of the heaviest snow of all winter in northwestern parts of Cecil County from the afternoon on March 31st into the morning of April 1st.
• Heavy Snow and Strong Wind in Maryland, April 1, 19976 eventsA late season snowstorm dropped some of the heaviest snow of all winter in northwestern parts of Cecil County from the afternoon on March 31st into the morning of April 1st.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Maryland, April 9, 20006 eventsA strong cold front moved through the Maryland Eastern Shore during the early evening on the 8th. A strong secondary low formed on the frontal boundary overnight and by 8 a.m. EDT on the 9th was located near Worcester, Massachusetts.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 16, 19965 eventsA low pressure system lingered over North Carolina on the 15th and developed quickly once it reached Cape Hatteras during the early morning hours of the 16th. It then moved northeast over the Western Atlantic reaching the Gulf of Maine the morning of the 17th.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 8, 19975 eventsThe heaviest snow of the winter season for most of the Maryland Eastern Shore fell throughout the day on the 8th. Snow started just before sunrise on the 8th and fell at a fairly steady clip throughout the day. The snow ended during the evening hours.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, January 20, 20005 eventsA pair of low pressure systems, one that moved from the Northern Plains into western Pennsylvania before dissipating and a second one that developed near Wilmington, North Carolina the morning of the 20th produced a steady, heavy snow across the Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, December 19 to 20, 20005 eventsA secondary low pressure system that developed along the Middle Atlantic coast the evening of the 19th gave the Maryland Eastern Shore its first measurable snow of the winter season during the evening and the night of the 19th.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, January 5, 20015 eventsTwo bands of light snow, one with a low pressure system's warm front and the second with its cold front moved through the Maryland Eastern Shore during the second half of the morning and the afternoon of the 5th. Accumulations were around an inch.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 22, 20015 eventsA fast moving low pressure system brought the season's heaviest snow to the Maryland Eastern Shore on the 22nd. Accumulations averaged around 6 inches. Snow began falling around 11 a.m. EST. Cold weather the previous two days made it easy for the snow to accumulate.
• Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 5 to 6, 20015 eventsAn intensifying low pressure system that moved slowly off the Delmarva Peninsula on the 5th and looped back toward the coast on the 6th brought a couple of periods of snow to the Eastern Shore on the 5th and 6th.

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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 2026-09-24.