The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5684774
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
CAROLINE
5684774
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Weather |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,684,774 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,502,371 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1999-01-08T13:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1999-01-08T20:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | MARYLAND |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CAROLINE |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A low pressure system developed over Texas during the morning of the 8th. A broad southwest flow of air preceding it overran a frontal boundary over the central Appalachians and spread snow into the region the morning of the 8th. Enough warm air moved in aloft to change the snow to sleet and freezing rain. Since the low pressure system tracked across western Pennsylvania, the onshore flow brought in milder air into the peninsula and changed the freezing rain to plain rain from south to north. This took the quickest (afternoon of the 8th) in Talbot and Caroline Counties, but the longest (past midnight) in far northern Cecil County.Snow reached the Eastern Shore first on Kent Island by 6 a.m. EST on the 8th. It spread across the northern half of the Eastern Shore quickly, but took a couple of hours to move into southern areas. There were school delay openings in Cecil County. The children were also dismissed early. As warmer air moved in the snow mixed with sleet and then changed over to freezing rain by the afternoon of the 8th. The change to plain rain worked its way northward and took the entire evening to work its way through Cecil County. Snow accumulations were lower in the southern counties as the change to plain rain occurred quickly. They ranged from 1 to 4 inches. Many accidents were reported. At least one car slid off the road in Kent County. Accumulations included 4 inches in Chestertown (Kent County), 3 inches in Charlestown (Cecil County), 3 inches in Church Hill (Queen Anne's County), 2 inches in Stevensville (Queen Anne's County), 1.5 inches in Denton (Caroline County) and 1 inch in Easton (Talbot County). |
| Yearyear | 1,999 |
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