The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5628032
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
ALLEGANY
5628032
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Weather |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,628,032 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,081 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-01-15T14:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-01-15T21:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MARYLAND |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ALLEGANY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 5K |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Warm 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. Precipitation began as a mix of sleet and snow but quickly changed to rain and freezing rain across areas west of the Chesapeake Bay.The combination of quick action by Maryland State Highway Administration road crews, and the still above freezing subsoil temperatures, kept most main arteries and secondary roads free from accumulation. However, in the ice storm area, free standing structures such as trees, power poles/wires, and exposed bridges received between 1/4 and 1/2 inch of ice accretion. A small area of higher terrain between Hagerstown/Williamsport (MDZ003) and Middletown (MDZ004) received the most icing. In these locations, spotty power outages were noted, and a few large limbs and small trees snapped under the weight of the ice. Allegheny Power reported 150 customers were without power in the Hagerstown/Sharpsburg vicinity during the evening of the 15th and early morning of the 16th. Some wires reportedly burned.In the winter weather area, mixed precipitation quickly changed to rain during the late morning and early afternoon hours, but not before causing a minor build up of ice, along with an early morning coating of slush on area roadways. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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