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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,384,154 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,165,656 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2004-01-15T17:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2004-01-16T17:00:00+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 | Following the departing Alberta Clipper low pressure system, another arctic air mass invaded Maryland. While temperatures were slightly higher than the previous outbreak on the 10th and 11th, winds were stronger and the wind chill factors were lower. Most low temperatures were in the teens and the lowest hourly wind chill factors averaged around five degrees below zero. 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. Plumbers and heating repair services had twenty-four hours worth of work. The cold weather also led to another 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. Many vehicles were not starting because of dead batteries. Specific low temperatures included 13 degrees at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport and 15 degrees in Stevensville (Queen Anne's County) and Easton (Talbot County). The arctic air mass came barreling behind the departing Alberta Clipper low pressure system on the 15th. The low deepened explosively as it moved offshore and the pressure gradient between it and the building high pressure system brought the lowest wind chill factors of the winter into Maryland. The high pressure ridge moved from the Red River and Upper Mississippi Valleys on the morning of the 15th, to the Great Lakes and nearby Canada on the morning of the 16th and into Pennsylvania and New York on the morning of the 17th. The core of the coldest air moved through the region during the night of the 15th with the lowest temperatures occurring between Midnight EST and 6 a.m. EST on the 16th. Lowest hourly wind chill factors included 6 degrees below zero at the Baltimore-Washington International Airport and 3 degrees below zero in Salisbury (Wicomico County). This second arctic outbreak cemented January as an unseasonably cold month. At the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, the monthly mean temperature of 27.8 degrees was 4.5 degrees colder than normal. For the state of Maryland, the average monthly temperature of 27.7 degrees was the 15th coldest January on record since 1895. |
| Yearyear | 2,004 |
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