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MAINEMEZ014-020>021Franklin CountyCountywideOxford CountyCountywideFranklin CountyFarmingtonMARYLAND, CentralMDZ004-007MDZ005>006Southern Somerset - Androscoggin - Kennebec30 0100EST31 2359EST31Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormM39IW0200EST2359EST0131 0200EST0 0Flood2359ESTRapidly melting snow caused by record-breaking warmth combined with rainfall to cause flooding on the Kennebec andAndroscoggin Rivers and their tributaries. Many roads were closed due to the flooding. One drowning death occurred in northernFranklin County when a 39-year old man drove his truck onto a flooded Route 27. The Kennebec River at Skowhegan reached floodflow on the 30th and reached flood stage at Augusta on the 31st. The Androscoggin River at Auburn reached flood stage on the31st. Both rivers continued to rise through the end of the month and crested in April as the flooding continued.30 2015EST0 0 100KLightningA large warehouse near Farmington was heavily damaged when it was struck by lightning and caught fire. Lightning also damagedand set fire to power company equipment and caused many homes in and near the Chesterfield/New Sharon area to lose power forthe night.Frederick - Harford03 0200EST1300ESTCarroll - Northern Baltimore003 0700EST1300EST0 0Winter StormA strong upper-level disturbance combined with a weak surface trough to produce a small swath of moderate to heavy snow acrossthe northern tier of Maryland during the morning of the 3rd. Accumulations varied with elevation; in general hilly areas (500 feetabove mean sea level) received between 4 and 6 inches (MDZ005>006) while lower terrain in the same counties received 1 to 3inches.Isolated areas in Carroll Co (MDZ005) received 7 to 8 inches. Surrounding counties received around 2 inches, though locationsalong the Catoctin Ridge (separating northwest MDZ004 and northeast MDZ003) received up to eight inches. Effects on residentswere limited; school was cancelled for the day in Carroll Co. there were at least 50 minor automobile accidents, but no injuries orfatalities occurred.000FloodFloodSnowMarch 1998Charles CountyWest PortionAnne Arundel CountyWest PortionCarroll CountySoutheast PortionPrince George'SCountyNorthwest Portion0909090400EST0900EST0500EST1000EST0500EST1000EST000000Flash FloodFlash FloodFlash Flood09 0500EST0 0 2KFlash Flood1000ESTA thin band of showers and thunderstorms with torrential rains moved across the eastern and southern suburbs of Washington,weakening as it moved north into the western suburbs of Baltimore. Observed rainfall of 1 1/2 to 2 inches in two hours, with radarestimates of over 2 1/2 inches, produced flash flooding that brought the Monday morning commute to a standstill over the easternsuburbs.Six roads were closed in Charles Co; an additional 5 roads had high standing water covering them. Along the Prince George's/AnneArundel Co line, a bus overturned on Brock Bridge Road where the Little Patuxent River overspilled its banks. There were noinjuries; all passengers, including 23 children, were evacuated. Other incidents included a temporary road closure at the intersectionof federal highway 50 and Kenilworth Avenue (Prince George's Co) due to high standing water; in Landover, early morning76 70
Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormMARYLAND, Centralcommuter and AMTRAK service was delayed due to water rushing across the tracks. Other closures included Tuxedo Road inCheverly and the intersection of Edmonston and Sunnyside Roads.In southeastern Carroll Co, the upper Patapsco River overspilled its banks at several rural locations.March 1998MDZ002>007-009>011-013>014-016>018Allegany - Washington - Frederick - Carroll - Northern Baltimore - Harford - Montgomery - Howard -Southern Baltimore - Prince Georges - Anne Arundel - Charles - St. Mary'S - Calvert11 0700EST0 017.5K Unseasonably Cold13 0700ESTA series of cold fronts ushered in only the second arctic air mass of the winter of 1997/98. The unseasonably cold air, arriving onthe heels of a mild and wet February, may have caused some damage to peach crops in Maryland orchards, especially on the coastalplain. The combination of mild and moist conditions earlier in the winter not only led to accelerated bud growth, but may havedecreased the resistance of fruit trees to the hard freeze. In addition to the possible peach damage, early blooming plums and someapricots sustained moderate to heavy damage.The coldest morning, March 13, produced temperatures as low as the low to mid teens across the northern tier of the state.Minimum temperatures on the 11th and 12th averaged in the upper teens to lower 20s; daytime maxima held in the 30s on the 11thand 12th, with some areas (mainly higher terrain over far northern and western sections) failing to rise above freezing for the firsttime since January 1.Frederick CountyCountywideWashington CountyEast PortionCarroll CountyNorthwest Portion202120212200EST0900EST2200EST0900EST0020 2300EST0 0 2KFlood21 1000ESTAn area of deep low pressure over the southeastern U.S. moved slowly into the southern middle Atlantic region in a 24-hour periodfrom the morning of the 20th through the morning of the 21st, then off the coast by evening of the 21st. The low, which entraineddeep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, aided in dumping storm total rainfall of 1 1/2 to 2 inches across the piedmont, with over 2inches in the higher mountains of the Catoctin Ridge. The rain, falling onto saturated soil in a winter of wet weather, producedareas of small stream and creek flooding - as well as high standing water - which closed over a dozen roads in north centralMaryland.0010K10KFloodFloodMinor stream and creek flooding occurred in eastern Washington, Frederick, and northwest Carroll Cos. Three state roads weretemporarily closed in Frederick Co (rte. 26, 355, and 17). The western portion of the Big Pipe Creek watershed (Carroll Co)flooded, affecting the towns of Detour and Union Bridge, as well as forcing the closure of state route 75. A water rescue wasnecessary on a flooded creek in Frederick Co. A total of 15 roads closed in Washington Co, including state route 68 south ofHagerstown. Minor flooding was reported in the towns of Williamsport, Funkstown, and Fairplay. Over two dozen basements wereflooded in and near Hagerstown; a result of super saturated soils from the abundant winter rainfall.Nuisance high standing and ponding water was prevalent in the western suburbs of Baltimore and Washington. However, a waterrescue (by air boat) was required along state route 28 and Seneca Creek, a well-known flood area in western Montgomery Co. Therescue involved a 45 year-old man whose car was swept 40 to 50 feet downstream early on the 21st.MDZ004>006-010Frederick - Carroll - Northern Baltimore - Howard22 0000EST0 0Snow0400ESTThe same area of low pressure which caused flooding and flash flooding in north central Maryland earlier in the day was the culpritfor a band of moderate to heavy wet snow, accompanied in some cases by thunder, across north central and northeast Marylandduring the late evening and early morning hours of the 21st and 22nd. Two factors, convection and elevation, caused wide-varyingaccumulations. In general, between 2 and 3 inches fell from extreme northern Anne Arundel (MDZ014) through western Howard,northern Baltimore, Carroll, and Frederick Cos (MDZ010; 004>006). A local total of 4.9 inches fell just south of Manchester(MDZ005), a higher terrain location. An off-duty NWS employee in Odenton (extreme northern Anne Arundel Co) reported 3inches; a NWS spotter in Ellicott City (Howard Co) recorded 4 1/2 inches.77 71
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MARCH 1998VOLUME 40NUMBER 3STORMDAT
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ALABAMA, North CentralLamar CountyS
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ALABAMA, North CentralMadison Count
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ALABAMA, SoutheastALZ065-068Coffee
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ALASKA, SouthernAKZ011-018>019AKZ02
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ARIZONA, NorthwestMohave County20 N
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ARKANSAS, Central and North Central
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ARKANSAS, NorthwestMadison CountyHu
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CALIFORNIA, NorthwestCAZ003-076Nort
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Page 47 and 48: FLORIDA, West Panhandlecaused sand
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OHIO, NorthOHZ009>014-019>023-028>0
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OKLAHOMA, Western, Central and Sout
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RHODE ISLANDKent CountyWest Warwick
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SOUTH CAROLINA, North CoastalREPORT
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SOUTH DAKOTA, WestSDZ001-012-012>01
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TEXAS, CentralConcho CountyPaint Ro
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TEXAS, NorthStorm Data and Unusual
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TEXAS, NortheastHarrison County1 W
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VIRGINIA, SouthwestPittsylvania Cou
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WISCONSIN, NortheastWaushara County
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WISCONSIN, SouthwestLa Crosse Count
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