Ice Storm in Maryland

Events

118

Deaths

0

Injuries

10

Damage

$8.8 million

• Ice Storm in Maryland, December 23 to 25, 1998$5.0 million · 5 eventsA major ice storm affected the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore from Wednesday, December 23rd into Friday, December 25th. A prolonged period of freezing rain and sleet resulted in ice accumulations of one quarter inch /0.25/ to three quarters inch /0.75/ in many locations.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 14 to 15, 1999$3.1 million · 14 eventsA strong arctic cold front moved slowly southeast across the Mid-Atlantic region from late on the 13th to midday on the 15th. This front brought a thick layer of sub freezing air to the lowest levels of the atmosphere, but just off the surface warmer air moved in.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, December 1, 201910 injured · 1 eventLow pressure crossed from the Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes on December 1st. This pulled a warm front across the Upper Ohio Valley region, generating rain across much of the region.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, October 29 to 30, 2002$250,000 · 1 eventUp to 2 inches of rain fell across the area on the 29th and 30th. At elevations above 2500 feet, temperatures were below 32 degrees during this period of time. This caused the rain to freeze on impact on trees, power lines, roads, and bridges.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, March 29, 1996$150,000 · 4 eventsA strong surface high pressure area over New England pushed a shallow layer of subfreezing air into the northern tier of Maryland late on the 28th.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, April 7 to 8, 2003$100,000 · 1 eventSnow and sleet began late on the 6th, turning to freezing rain by midnight on the morning of the 7th. The resulting ice glaze was one quarter to one half inch thick.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, January 23, 2006$75,000 · 1 eventIce accumulations totaled around one-quarter inch across portions of Western Maryland, including parts of Allegany County. Newspaper reports indicated that several thousand people were without power due to downed ice-covered trees and powerlines.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 1998$40,000 · 7 eventsWarm moist air overrunning a shallow polar surface air mass produced a variety of winter weather beginning around daybreak on the 15th and continuing until just after midnight on the 16th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 16 to 17, 2019$10,000 · 19 eventsLow pressure passed by to the west on the 16th into the 17th. Ahead of the low, plenty of cold air remained in place, and this led to a period of snow across northern and central Maryland during the morning of the 16th.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 13 to 14, 202119 eventsLow pressure tracked into the Ohio Valley on the 13th before transferring its energy to a coastal low that moved offshore on the 14th. A period of sleet and freezing rain occurred across the area.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maryland, February 14 to 16, 201617 eventsProlonged event impacted the Mid-Atlantic. Southwest flow aloft overriding northeast flow at the surface from departing high pressure led to snow spreading over the region initially.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 5 to 6, 202517 eventsAs an area of low pressure moved north across the Ohio Valley, cold air remained to the east of the Alleghenies. This resulted in a period of freezing rain for most of the state, with a long duration mix of freezing rain and sleet across western Maryland.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maryland, January 30, 200014 eventsCold air was in place east of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the 29th and 30th, keeping surface temperatures below freezing.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 24 to 25, 2022$10,000 · 14 eventsA wave of low pressure passed by to the west high high pressure remained to the north. Warm and moist air overran the low-level cold air, resulting in a wintry mix. Snow and sleet amounts were light.
• 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.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 11, 200211 eventsAn area of low pressure that tracked across the region on the 11th produced between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall. Unfortunately while rain was falling during the morning hours, ground temperatures were below freezing across Western and North Central Maryland.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 13 to 14, 200010 eventsA strong cold front brought chilly air into the region on the 12th. By the afternoon of the 13th, an upper level disturbance brought warm air into the mid levels of the atmosphere and caused snow that fell from the system to melt to rain on its way down.
• Ice Storm and Flooding in Maryland, February 1, 2008$5,000 · 9 eventsAn area of low pressure over the Lower Mississippi River Valley moved up the Appalachians on February 1st. Warmer temperatures aloft combined with subfreezing temperatures at the surface to produce widespread freezing rain across the Mid Atlantic.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, March 1, 20159 eventsWidespread precipitation was produced ahead of an approaching cold front. Southerly flow overrunning near freezing surface temperatures led to the main precipitation type being freezing rain.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, December 14 to 15, 20225 eventsAn area of low pressure passed by to the west with another area of low pressure developing near the Chesapeake Bay.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, December 15, 20054 eventsA major winter storm occurred on December 15-16 across portions of the region. A low pressure storm tracked from the Gulf Coast to the Delmarva Peninsula by Friday morning, December 16.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 13, 20074 eventsA low pressure system moving across the Mid Atlantic brought a mixture of rain and freezing rain to portions of northern and western Maryland. Sub-freezing temperatures at the surface combined with a layer of warmer air aloft caused rain to change over to freezing rain.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 20143 eventsA low pressure system from the Gulf of Mexico and cold air at ground level brought a wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain to the northern Eastern Shore overnight on the 4th.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, March 3, 20232 eventsAn area of low pressure passed by to the west with another area of low pressure developing near the Chesapeake Bay.
• Ice Storm in Maryland, January 2 to 3, 1996$3,000 · 1 eventIce accumulated to an inch thick in parts of Garrett County. Several trees were downed under the weight of the ice.

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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.