Winter Weather in Maryland

Events

2,822

Deaths

9

Injuries

29

Damage

$104,000

• 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 Weather in Maryland, January 18, 20152 deaths · 9 injured · 6 eventsAreas of freezing rain, resulting in hazardous road conditions, occurred the morning of the 18th.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 21, 20081 death · 8 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked through the Mid-Atlantic on the morning of the 21st allowing for precipitation to develop over Maryland.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 26 to 27, 20041 death · 5 eventsAn area of low pressure moved across the region on the 26th and 27th. This system produced a second round of freezing rain and snow. One to two additional inches of snow fell across the Baltimore Metropolitan area as well as one tenth inch of ice.
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, January 8, 20111 death · 5 eventsA low pressure system that moved off the Virginia coast helped spread snow across Maryland on the 8th. Snowfall averaged 1 to 3 inches. Periods of snow began falling between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. EST on the 8th.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 4 to 5, 20031 death · 3 eventsThe first in a pair of low pressure systems tracked across the region on the 4th and 5th. This system brought light snowto portions of Lower Southern Maryland. Snow totals averaged 1 to 2 inches.
• 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.
• Heavy Rain and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 21, 20011 injured · $110,000 · 17 eventsA Nor'easter moved from the North Carolina coast to New England from the 20th to the 22nd. As it passed by the Mid Atlantic region, it dropped heavy precipitation between midnight and mid afternoon on the 21st.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 13, 20195 injured · 1 eventWarm, moist advection and a shortwave crossing into the Ohio River Valley brought light precipitation to the region on the morning of December 13th. Cold air in place at the surface, along with cooling southeasterly upslope flow, promoted a period of light freezing rain.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, February 13 to 14, 2021$50,000 · 3 eventsThe combination of Arctic high pressure ridging into the Mid Atlantic region, and weak low pressure areas tracking across the Carolinas and off the Mid Atlantic coast, resulted in minor ice accretion between a trace and 0.20 inch due to light freezing rain or freezing drizzle…
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, February 18 to 19, 2021$45,000 · 3 eventsStrong surface high pressure centered from the Midwest into New England helped to supply low level cold air into the area, as a prolonged Classic Cold Air Damming regime was in place throughout the duration of the event.
• 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.
• Winter Weather in Maryland, December 16, 20103 injured · 5 eventsThe first widespread measurable but overall light snow event of the winter season came at an unfortunate time during the afternoon of the 16th across the Eastern Shore. Accumulations averaged one to two inches. The recent cold weather made it easy for the snow to stick.
• 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 Weather in Maryland, February 1 to 2, 201124 eventsLow pressure over the Ohio Valley caused periods of precipitation during the first into the morning hours of the second.
• 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 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.

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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.