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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,383,861 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,165,647 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2004-01-09T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2004-01-11T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MARYLAND |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | KENT |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An arctic air mass brought some of the coldest weather in years to the Delmarva Peninsula from the evening of the 9th through the morning of the 11th. What made this even more unusual was that the brutally cold air mass occurred with no snow cover. Winds around the center of the arctic high pressure system were from the north and by-passed the warming effects normally received from the Great Lakes and subsidence from the Appalachian Mountains. The unseasonably cold weather caused many pipes to freeze and burst both inside and outside of structures as well as a higher occurrence of water main breaks. The cold weather led to an increase in workload in hospital emergency rooms. Fire fighters were having problems battling blazes as the water quickly turned to ice. In some instances the water was freezing in hoses and the trucks. Fire fighters were injured slipping and falling on the ice. There was a higher incidence of chimney fires and a general shortage of firewood developed. Many vehicles were not starting because of dead batteries. Specific low temperatures included 6 degrees at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 7 degrees in Easton (Talbot County) and Salisbury (Wicomico County) and 10 degrees in Stevensville (Queen Anne's County). The arctic cold front which ushered in the colder air moved through the Eastern Shore during the day on the 9th. The high pressure system, or the core of the arctic air mass, moved from just west of James Bay on the morning of the 9th, to along the Ontario/Quebec Province border on the morning of the 10th to Virginia and North Carolina on the morning of the 11th. |
| Yearyear | 2,004 |
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