Power Outage in Oakland, MD

A few trees and power lines blew down in the Oakland area, including in the 2000 block of Oakland Sang Run Road.

Garrett EM reported significant ice accretion resulting in numerous accidents, downed trees and power lines, and power outages throughout the county.

Several trees were blown down around Mountain Lake Park, including onto a house and power lines.

Tree damage was reported near Oakland, including a tree that blew down onto power lines in the 1800 block of US-219 Garrett Highway/North Third Street.

Tree damage was reported north of Wilsonia, including a tree that blew down onto power lines near the intersection of Kempton Road and Gregory Lane. A tree blew down along George Washington Parkway.

A powerful storm and cold front resulting in strong damaging winds across the area. Peak winds maxed out at 58 mph at Grantsville 5 W at 10:14 EST 3/26.

A part of US-219 was closed due to downed trees and power lines. The time of occurrence was based on radar data.

Around one half inch of ice accretion was measured across the county in total. Garrett County 911 reported 30-40 separate incidents involving trees and/or power lines being downed due to severe icing. A few spotters reported that the main roads in the county were in good shape overall due to pretreatment, although some slick spots remained on secondary routes.

The county emergency manager reported downed trees and power lines, closing US-219 and I-68 during the night. A large number of power outages were also reported. The highest measured wind gust was 49 MPH at Garrett County Airport.

Local fire department reported a large tree down on a power line.

The 911 Call Center reported numerous trees and power lines down.

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down.

Emergency management reports power lines down.

Emergency management reported numerous trees, power poles and power lines down in and around Deep Creek Lake Park.

Prince Georges County Fire and Rescue Department reported power lines downed on Elmhurst Street near District Heights.

Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down across the northern part of the county from near Friendsville to Accident.

Trees and power lines down about 5 miles south of Oakland.

Trees and power lines blown down onto Rte 219.

Numerous large trees and power lines down in Grantsville and Kitzmiller. Large sign blown down along Route 68 near Kitzmiller.

Trees and power lines blown down by wind.

Trees and power lines blown down.

Trees and power lines down in Grantsville.

High winds from the northwest following a cold frontal passage downed numerous trees and power lines across the county. Locations most affected were Oakland, Savage River State Park, and the Deep Creek Lake area.

High winds associated with a deep area of low pressure passing over the region downed numerous trees and power lines across the Oakland area.

An intense area of low pressure passing over the region brought a prolonged period of high winds to western Maryland. Wind gusts estimated to around 60 MPH continued from late morning into the early evening hours, downing several trees, large limbs and power lines across the county.

A strong area of low pressure moving across the region produced a brief period of high winds across portions of western Maryland. Several large trees and power lines were downed by the high wind, with the majority of the damage occurring along the higher elevations of the county.

High winds estimated at 65 MPH downed numerous trees and power lines across the county.

An area of low pressure passed by to the west with another area of low pressure developing near the Chesapeake Bay. This resulted in southeasterly winds to overrun colder air near the surface and a prolonged wintry mix/freezing rain event across the Allegheny Mountains where temperatures were just below freezing. Ice accumulations totaled two to four tenths of an inch. Sleet and snow accumulations totaled upwards of 2 as well. Winds also gusted to 50 mph during the event. This led to numerous accidents, downed trees and power lines which resulted in isolated power outages.

A powerful storm and cold front resulting in strong damaging winds across the area. Peak winds maxed out at 58 mph at Grantsville 5 W at 10:14 EST 3/26.

With a strong pressure gradient across the region (due to a deepening low pressure system over the Great Lakes), deep low-level mixing, and jet dynamics, high winds were experienced across the region.||Wind gusts of 45-50 mph were measured across the region for sites below 2,000 ft. For sites in the ridges, 50-60 mph wind gusts were experienced. Isolated areas reported power lines and trees down.

Strong low pressure lifted from the central Plains on the morning of the 23rd into the western Great Lakes by the 24th. A cold front then rushed across the region during the late morning/early afternoon hours of the 24th. Some rain showers accompanied the front, but the main story was the prolonged period of damaging wind gusts that followed the frontal passage. A very tight pressure gradient, 3 hour pressure rises on the order of 7-8 mb/hr, and deep mixing of up to 700 mb allowed for the efficient downward transport of strong wind aloft. The result was an extended period of 40-60 MPH wind gusts across the region. Several reports of peak gusts of 60 MPH or greater were received, ||The highest recorded gust was 74 MPH at a mesonet sensor east of Canaan Heights in Tucker County, WV. A number of peak wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH were observed as well. There were widespread reports of downed trees, power lines, and structural damage across the entire region, with some examples noted in the county entries. Thankfully, no injuries were reported from wind effects.||Power outages were widespread as well. Garrett County, MD had around 2600 Potomac Edison customers out at one point. Full restoration took multiple days due to the extent of damage and the initially unsafe working conditions due to the ongoing wind.

Winds gusted from 40 to 50 MPH with localized gusts over 60 MPH behind a strong cold front moving across the Upper Ohio Valley. Trees and power lines were reported down across portions of western Pennsylvania across the ridges into Garrett county, Maryland. The highest recorded wind gusts were 62 MPH at Marion Center in Indiana county, 59 MPH near Accident in Garrett county, 55 MPH at Wheeling, WV, and 55 MPH at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Low pressure moving northeast toward the Upper Ohio Valley brought freezing rain to the Laurel Ridges of Pennsylvania, as well as higher elevations of Tucker county in West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland. Ice accumulations over one quarter inch were reported in many ridge locations, with a few reports of trees and power lines down. Amounts near one tenth of an inch were reported in in Tucker county.

A strong area of low pressure moved across the Upper Ohio valley the evening of the 2nd, and behind the a trailing cold front very strong winds occurred across eastern Ohio, northern West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and Garrett county Maryland. Outside of the higher elevations, sporadic wind damage to trees and power lines was reported across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern west Virginia. Numerous trees and power lines were taken down across the higher elevations of the Laurel Ridges of western Pennsylvania, as well as the higher elevations of Monongalia, Preston and Tucker counties in West Virginia, and Garrett county, Maryland. The highest observed wind gusts were 60 MPH at the New Philadelphia, OH airport, and 59 MPH at the Wheeling, WV airport.

Low pressure moving into the Great Lakes produced strong southeast winds along and just west of the Laurel and Chestnut Ridges in western Pennsylvania, the higher elevations of Garrett county Maryland, and Preston and Tucker counties in West Virginia. Winds gusted over 45 MPH in a few locations. Do to saturated soil, multiple trees and power poles were damaged, causing power outages mainly across Westmoreland county in Pennsylvania.

A line of showers and isolated thunderstorms along a cold front swept east across the region the evening of November 17th. This produced severe thunderstorm wind damage across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and Garrett county Maryland. Around 25 thousand homes were without power across the region due to downed trees and power lines.

A powerful cold front crossed the region during the early morning hours of November 12th producing a widespread snowfall. A general 1 to 3 inches of snow fell in a 6 to 8 hour period behind the cold front across eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia. In the higher elevations of Preston, Tucker, and Garrett counties up to 4 inches of snow fell.

As powerful low pressure moved up the Mid Atlantic seaboard heavy wet snow fell over the higher elevations of Northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and Western Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell in 12 hours with some trees and power lines down in parts of Preston county West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland.

Deep low pressure produced strong southeast winds ahead of an approaching cold front along and east of the ridges of Garrett county Maryland, northern West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania with numerous reports of trees and power lines down. Winds across this area gusted to over 60 MPH, with the highest gust of 63 MPH recorded at the Latrobe airport in Westmoreland county.

A large area of low pressure moving north from the Gulf of Mexico on February 5th combined with low pressure across the Ohio Valley and intensified over the Mid-Atlantic states. This produced an historic snow storm across western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, Garrett county Maryland, and eastern Ohio from the afternoon of February 5th to the afternoon of February 6th. Over 2 feet of snow fell across portions of Garrett county Maryland, and in Preston and Tucker counties in West Virginia, with locally 3 feet in some locations. Storm totals ranged from 37 inches in Friendsville, MD to 22 inches in Terra Alta, WV. Across Pennsylvania, 18 to 24 inches of snow fell roughly between an area from SR 422 and I-70, with 21.1 inches of snow falling in Pittsburgh. This was the 4th largest snowfall on record in Pittsburgh. Over 2 feet of snow fell in the ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette counties in Pennsylvania. Along and north of I-80 in Pennsylvania 6 to 18 inches of snow fell. South of I-70 in Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia amounts ranged from 10 to 20 inches. North of I-70, in eastern Ohio, snow accumulated 12 to 18 inches. The snow was wet and heavy in Pittsburgh and areas south, bringing down trees and power lines with around 200,000 people without power at some point after the storm. Roads were not passable for 2 to 3 days in some locations, and power was not restored to some homes until 3 days after the storm.

Moist northwest flow behind a powerful cold front produced snow showers with heavy snow accumulations across Garrett county Maryland, and the ridges of northern West Virginia. Storm totals ranged from 8 to 12 inches across this region. Lighter snow fell across portions of northwest Pennsylvania but accumulations were light.

A strong pressure gradient behind a cold front produced damaging winds across all of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and Garrett county Maryland. Sustained winds were from 30 to 40 MPH with gusts over 60 MPH. The strongest reported wind gusts were 68 MPH in Franklin, PA and 66 MPH in Eighty Four, PA. Trees and power lines were reported down across the region, with more than 50,000 homes without power late afternoon on the 9th at the peak of the winds.

An area of low pressure moved across the Ohio Valley with warm moist air flowing over cold air entrenched across the region. A mix of freezing rain, some sleet and snow occurred across northwest Pennsylvania and along the ridges well east of Pittsburgh. The precipitation extended south to the higher elevations of northern West Virginia and across Garrett county in Maryland. Ice accumulations ranged from one quarter to nearly one half inch. Travel was hazardous across the region and some trees and power lines were reported down.

A large and powerful storm system over New England brought high elevation snow to the ridges of Southwest Pennsylvania, Northern West Virgina, and Garrett county Maryland.

From early morning of the 13th to early morning on the 14th a large and powerful storm system moved east from the western Ohio Valley to the Mid Atlantic states. Across western Pennsylvania, much of southeast Ohio, parts of northern West Virginia, and Garrett county Maryland, the storm system produced heavy snow of 6 to 12 inches, sleet accumulations of a half inch to 3 inches, and freezing rain accumulations from one quarter to one half inch.

The first snow storm of the season started at the highest elevations around 6 PM EDT on 24th. Six inches of snow accumulated by 4 AM on 25th. Redhouse and Oakland totaled 8 to 12" of snow. Snow ended by 11 PM EDT on 25th. Snow was wet and heavy, knocking down numerous trees, which fell on power lines.

A deepening area of low pressure moving eastward across the northern Great Lakes swept a strong cold front across western Maryland during the late afternoon/early evening hours of the 9th. This intensifying low produced a large area of strong low-level winds, both ahead of and behind the cold front, with winds between 70 - 80 MPH present just a few thousand feet off the surface by the mid-afternoon hours. As showers formed during the day, these strong winds were occasionally brought down to the surface. To further complicate matters, by the late afternoon hours enough instability was present to produce a line of severe thunderstorms along the main cold front as it entered western Maryland. This combination of strong gradient winds and severe thunderstorm winds produced widespread damage across the area, mostly in the form of downed trees and power lines. These high winds continued after the cold frontal passage, downing trees and power lines, until the early morning hours of the 10th. At that time, the surface low moved off into Quebec and the strong gradient winds finally diminished.