Winter Storm in Maryland

Events

1,215

Deaths

6

Injuries

28

Damage

$8.1 million

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, December 17, 20162 deaths · 12 injured · 18 eventsWarm and moist air overran an arctic air mass that was in place. This resulted in a period of freezing rain that caused hazardous conditions.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, February 14 to 18, 20031 death · 10 injured · $5.2 million · 14 eventsA complex storm system produced copious amounts of wintery precipitation across Maryland west of the Chesapeake Bay between the evening of the 14th and midday on the 18th.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, March 1 to 2, 20091 death · 2 injured · 5 eventsA winter storm occurred across the Eastern Shore from the late afternoon of the 1st into the late afternoon of the 2nd. About eight to twelve inches of snow fell across the region and caused a death in Queen Anne's County.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 25, 20001 death · 13 eventsLow pressure off Cape Hatteras rapidly intensified late on the 24th and developed into a nor'easter which tracked northward along the Eastern Seaboard on the 25th.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, January 25 to 26, 20041 death · 11 eventsAn area of low pressure developed off the coast of North Carolina and moved north. This storm produced widespread snow, sleet and freezing drizzle over the region. Six to eight inches of snow fell across Maryland from Allegany to Anne Arundel County.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, December 5 to 6, 20031 death · 9 eventsA second storm developed quickly on the heels of the first winter storm . This storm affected the region from the evening of the 5th through the morning of the 6th. The second storm produced another 5 to 6 inches of snow across North and Central Maryland.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, December 4 to 5, 20031 death · 9 eventsThe first in a pair of low pressure systems moved across the region late on the 4th through midday on the 5th. This system produced 5 to 9 inches of snow across North and Central Maryland. As a result the roads were treacherous in many places.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maryland, February 5 to 6, 201014 injured · $50,000 · 19 eventsA potent area of low pressure strengthened over the central portion of the nation on the fifth of February. The storm system slowly moved through the Mid-Atlantic during the night of the 5th before redeveloping off the Mid-Atlantic coast on 6th.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, February 16 to 17, 2003$1.4 million · 5 eventsThe most powerful storm to affect the Eastern Shore since the Blizzard of 1996 struck during the President's Day Weekend. Snow began falling before dawn on Sunday the 16th and fell heavy at times through that evening.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maryland, February 9 to 10, 2010$1.0 million · 10 eventsFor the second time within a week a major winter storm, this one with blizzard conditions at times, affected the Maryland Eastern Shore. Blizzard conditions occurred at times during the late morning and the first half of the afternoon on the 10th.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, October 25 to 26, 20051 injured · $250,000 · 1 eventThe first snowfall of the season in the higher elevations was a significant one. A swath of heavy snow fell across portions of West Virginia, western Maryland, and western Virginia. Some snow amounts topped one foot.
• Winter Storm and Damaging Winds in Maryland, March 3 to 4, 1999$25,000 · 13 eventsA low pressure system moved from West Virginia to Pennsylvania on the evening of the 3rd. This system produced sustained winds of 25 to 40 mph from the afternoon of the 3rd through the morning of the 4th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maryland, February 9 to 11, 201026 eventsA potent area of low pressure tracked through the Midwest on the 9th. As the low approached the Mid-Atlantic coast, this system phased with energy in the southern branch of the jet stream to cause strong low pressure to develop just off the Delmarva peninsula.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 18 to 19, 202125 eventsLow pressure passed by to the west as it tracked into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes on the 18th into the morning of the 19th, before transferring its energy to a coastal low along the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The coastal low moved out to sea later on the 19th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, March 5 to 6, 2013$20,000 · 10 eventsStrong low pressure impacted the Mid Atlantic bringing rain and snow to the region. A rain-snow line was present across the I-95 corridor where snowfall accumulations dropped off significantly from west to east.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 24 to 26, 202623 eventsAn area of Arctic High pressure resided to the north prior to this storm leaving the region in an anomalously cold airmass. To the south, Gulf of America moisture was brought north by a robust southern jet stream.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 20, 20001 injured · 14 eventsLow pressure moved from west to east across the Mid-Atlantic region on the 20th, dropping 3 to 8 inches of snow between midnight and mid-afternoon.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 26 to 27, 201122 eventsA potent area of low pressure was located over the Tennessee Valley on the morning of Wednesday, January 26th. The warm front associated with the low triggered a period of mixed precipitation early Wednesday morning.
• Winter Storm in Maryland, February 1, 2008$25,000 · 1 eventAn area of low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley with warm moist air flowing over cold air entrenched across the region. A mix of freezing rain, some sleet and snow occurred across northwest Pennsylvania and along the ridges well east of Pittsburgh.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maryland, January 22 to 24, 201620 eventsCoastal low pressure rapidly intensified as it tracked up the Mid-Atlantic coast. At the same time, high pressure to the north was funneling cold air into the region.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 202420 eventsMultiple waves of low pressure moved along a frontal boundary bringing several rounds of snow. Two day totals averaged two to four inches.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 11 to 12, 202520 eventsAn area of surface low pressure tracked across North Carolina with the upper level system across the Northeast. Favorable jet dynamics produced a swath of 2 to 5 inches of snow northwest of Interstate 95, with 5 to 12 inches south and east of Interstate 95.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 5 to 7, 202520 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked across southern Virginia bringing the first widespread accumulating snow of the season. Snow overspread the area during the late evening hours of January 5th into the overnight. This continued steady through mid-morning.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 22 to 24, 202620 eventsA strong Nor'Easter moved northward along the Eastern Seaboard February 22nd into the 23rd. Temperatures were marginal to start outside of elevation, making the snowfall totals elevation dependent. This storm was unique as it had several local maxima across the state.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 19 to 20, 202419 eventsAn area of surface low pressure moved by to the south as an upper level disturbance moved through the Ohio Valley into the Northeast. This produced a swath of four to seven inches of snow north of US-50 into central Maryland on January 20th.

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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.