Maryland weather: There has always been at least some February snow in Baltimore — until this year

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Nathan Harris and wife Glenna Teague walk their rescue greyhound, Milo, among daffodils at Riverside Park.

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Dates where damage occurred: March 6-7, 2014 Event type: Ice Storm Total damage: $20.1 million States affected heaviest: North Carolina An early March ice storm downed trees and power lines in central North Carolina, leaving over 400,000 people without power. While the more northern counties received a few inches of snow, counties to the south were covered in half an inch of ice.

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Steady rain throughout the day and a line of heavy rain Monday afternoon left areas of Bel Air temporarily flooded like this area along Bond Street causing drivers to use caution.

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Fog blankets the snow-covered campus of McDaniel College on the first day of winter, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020.

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Dates where damage occurred: Feb. 5-7, 2019  Event type: Ice Storm  Total damage: $27.2 million  States affected heaviest: Michigan, Washington, California Affecting an area from the West Coast to the Great Lakes region, this ice storm caused $27.2 million in damages. A layer of nearly an inch-thick coated central lower Michigan. Trees and power lines collapsed under the weight of ice accumulation, cutting off about 150,000 people from power.

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The driver of a SUV walks around her vehicle as it rests on its side in the median, a single car crash, on Rt 97 North at exit 10. Heavy rain storms came through the area Monday afternoon,

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A police officer assists Angela Bowman, left, who cut her hand when she had to break the window of her car to escape the sudden flooding in the 1700 block of E. 35th St. Her husband Carl Bowman looks on at right.

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Dates where damage occurred: April 14-15, 2018 Event type: Winter Storm Total damage: $45 million States affected heaviest: Michigan, Minnesota Starting out as an atmospheric disturbance, an area of swirling air and clouds ready to rain or snow, over the Pacific Northwest, it crossed the Rockies before becoming a winter storm. It was the heaviest recorded April snowstorm in Minnesota's twin cities region, bringing 15.8 inches of snow. Some parts of Michigan and Minnesota reported over 2 feet of snow. In Michigan alone, about half a million customers lost electricity. By April 15, the storm had tracked east toward New York.

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Dates where damage occurred: Dec. 5-6, 2013 Event type: Ice Storm Total damage: $70 million States affected heaviest: Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma This ice event formed from a cold front descending on Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, and a storm system moved in from the Rockies. Up to half a foot of snow accumulated in northern Texas and southern Oklahoma, while some areas saw three inches of sleet. The downed trees and power poles knocked out electricity for 275,000 customers in North Texas, and most schools closed for several days. This winter storm added a new term to the meteorological lexicon, cobblestone ice, to describe the compacted sand, ice, and sleet that froze together on highways, forming a dangerous cobblestone-like roadway.

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At St. John's College, Grounds Supervisor, Nate Powers, blows leaves on campus during a break in the weather. "It's too wet to mow but not to blow."

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Rileigh Hurd, 10, leaps off the dock at a community beach in Londontown.

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A double rainbow is seen over Towson University.

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Josh Christenson of Butcher's Hill reads "A Farewell to Arms" while cocooned in his hammock in Patterson Park Tuesday afternoon.

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Dates where damage occurred: Feb. 1, 2011 Event type: Blizzard Total damage: $55.91 million States affected heaviest: Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Arizona The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 stretched thousands of miles and moved over over 20 states from New Mexico to Massachusetts. Oklahoma saw the first signs of the storm on Jan. 31, as freezing rain and sleet began to fall, soon giving way to snow. After blanketing northeastern Texas and parts of Missouri and Oklahoma in snow, the storm tracked toward Arkansas and moved north, toward the southern Great Lakes, and eventually east toward New England. An inch of ice-coated parts of the Ohio River Valley after the storm, and nearly 2 feet of snow buried Chicago. In Chicago, blizzard conditions shut down roads, airports, schools, and businesses, and stranded hundreds in their cars on major roads. In Connecticut and Massachusetts, several buildings collapsed under the weight of snow.

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The promenade at the Inner Harbor is flooded by high tide.

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People and traffic move through an intersection in Hampden ahead of a storm.

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Hanna Wike of Condon Farms rakes a field of wheat straw along Md. 94 in Winfield. Farm owner John Condon said the fields were yielding well this year and that they had already made more than 1900 bales of straw before noon.

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Edin Lemus, a worker with R.E. Harrington & Sons, wipes his brow while helping with repaving efforts in the 4300 block of York Road where water main repairs are in progress. The heat wave in the Baltimore region, with temperatures in the 90s, is expected to continue this week.

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Traffic passes a felled tree, sprawled across Charles Street just north of Blythewood Road as winds sweep through the region.

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A pedestrian crosses Light Street at Pratt during Friday morning's rainy commute.

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A couple looks enjoys the scenery at Lake Kittamaqundi on a cloudy and mild start to the spring season.

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Lightning strikes west of Towson as a severe thunderstorm approaches.

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Lake Montebello was bustling with people running and riding bikes ahead of the expected rain.

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Loaded with salt, a dump truck driver heads out from the salt dome on Rt. 152 in Fallston in anticipation of winter weather in January.

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Sunrise lights up the steam from the Domino Sugars plant on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.

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Dates where damage occurred: Oct. 29- 30, 2011 Event type: Heavy Snow Total damage: $19 million States affected heaviest: Connecticut, Massachusetts The storm system formed off the coast of North Carolina traveled north, meeting cold air when it reached New England and resulting in a heavy snowstorm. Though New England is used to intense snow, this early Nor'easter wrought so much damage that cities rescheduled Halloween trick-or-treating, colleges extended early application deadlines, cell service suffered, and airports diverted flights. The storm dumped 31 inches of snow over southern New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts, brought minor to moderate flooding along the Massachusetts coast, and left hundreds of thousands without power.

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Christopher Cole, 12 of Parkville, pushes his dog Hazel in a baby swing at Honeygo Regional Park. He says she's always enjoyed relaxing in a swing.

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Rider, a dog from Pasadena (who rides with owner Weny Del Rosario) is goggled and ready to participate in the "Operation Let Freedom Ride!". A group of members of eight Maryland Jeep clubs gathered at Catonsville High School, and later drove through Catonsville, Ellicott City and parts of Carroll County.

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Good Samaritans, from left, John Rider, Shane Michael, and David Sites, use a chainsaw and hard work to clear a tree that fell across Riva Road in Annapolis. Heavy storms, with high winds and rain, fell on the Anne Arundel County and Annapolis area Thursday evening, knocking down trees and flooding streets.

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Dates where damage occurred: Feb. 11-12, 2010 Event type: Heavy Snow Total damage: $48.9 million States affected heaviest: Texas, Mississippi 2010 was a snowy year for Texas and the U.S. as a whole, with every state, including Hawaii and Florida, recording snow on the ground during the second week of February. From Feb. 11-12, around a foot of snow fell in and around the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, which usually receives just a few inches of snow, if any, each year. Fallen trees and tree limbs caused most of the damage and power outages, but a few roofs also collapsed under the weight of snow. Over half a million lost power because of the storm, and in some cases, electricity wasn't restored for four days.

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Thames Street in Fells Point is flooded by high tide.

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The Alex Haley memorial has water coming up around it. High tides, an easterly wind and rain caused flooding at City Dock Thursday.

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The promenade at the Inner Harbor is flooded by high tide.

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Dates where damage occurred: Feb. 8-9, 2013  Event type: Blizzard  Total damage: $32 million  States affected heaviest: New York A storm began to form in the Gulf of Mexico Feb. 7, moving up to the North Carolina coast by the next morning. Between Feb. 8-9, the system created blizzard conditions on Long Island and brought over 20 inches of snow to parts of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Some areas received as much as 40 inches of snow before the storm tracked northeast, passing Cape Cod. The storm knocked out power for over 650,000 customers.

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The dome on Baltimore City Hall is lit in purple as the Ravens enter the playoffs with a bye week.

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A road near the Thames Point Apartments was temporarily shut down Thursday due to flooding from heavy rains earlier in the day.

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Drew Turner, 8, tests his upper body strength on the jungle gym in the playground of Baltimore Junior Academy.

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Dates where damage occurred: Feb. 20-21, 2015 Event type: Winter Storm Total damage: $62 million States affected heaviest: Tennessee Snow began to fall over middle Tennessee during the afternoon of Feb. 20, but the light snowflakes turned to sleet and freezing rain overnight. This storm came just days after two other winter storms, adding more ice to what already covered trees and power lines. Throughout the storm, thousands of trees and power poles fell on homes, businesses, and roads. Some middle Tennessee residents had to wait a month for utilities to restore power.

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A plow works to remove snow drifts from the pavement on Alesia Lineboro Road near Manchester on Wednesday, Jan. 8.

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A tree blocks Westbury Drive in Annapolis Roads neighborhood after heavy storms, with high winds and rain, fell on the Anne Arundel County and Annapolis area.

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Tree branches were down all around the Bay Ridge neighborhood. Heavy storms, with high winds and rain, fell on the Anne Arundel County and Annapolis area Thursday evening, knocking down trees and flooding streets.

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Liz Wetherington of Rosedale stretches after her walk at Honeygo Regional Park.

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A runner passes under a tree at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine whose leaves show the colors of autumn.

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Dates where damage occurred: Dec. 10-11, 2010 Event type: Winter Storm Total damage: $19.3 million States affected heaviest: Minnesota, Ohio After forming in Iowa and moving north, this winter storm brought between one and two feet of snow to Minnesota's Twin Cities region, the worst snowstorm in nearly 20 years. The storm caused road closures, which even applied to plows due to the snowfall intensity, and shut down the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Enough snow fell on Minneapolis's Metrodome to deflate the dome, collapsing the Teflon roof. Southern Minnesota saw blizzard conditions, with winds of up to 50 miles per hour.

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Dates where damage occurred: April 11, 2019 Event type: Blizzard Total damage: $13.44 million States affected heaviest: Minnesota This storm system formed in eastern Colorado, moving across the Plains before becoming a blizzard over the southern portions of South Dakota and Minnesota. This storm brought with it nearly every form of precipitation—rain, ice, sleet, hail, and snow—and dust blowing in from Oklahoma turned some of it brownish. Snow fell at rates over an inch per hour in Minnesota and South Dakota, which, combined with winds exceeding 40 miles per hour, created blizzard conditions. Thundersnow occurred in some areas of the region, and the blizzard cut power to almost 77,000 people.

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Dates where damage occurred: Oct. 29-30, 2012 Event type: Heavy Snow Total damage: $23.5 million States affected heaviest: West Virginia Hurricane Sandy might be best remembered for heavy rainfall and flooding along the eastern U.S. coast, but in the mountains of West Virginia, a cold front bringing polar air with it met Sandy to produce snow and blizzard conditions. Higher elevations had the most significant snow accumulations, with Kumbrabow State Forest—located between 3,000 and 3,930 feet above sea level—reporting 38 inches of snow. The capital city, Charleston—just 650 feet above sea level—only saw two inches of snow accumulation. After about a day of snow, the system moved north into Pennsylvania.

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Midshipmen run and pedestrians walk across the Spa Creek Bridge as unseasonably warm temperatures make for a pleasant day in Annapolis.

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Good Samaritans, from left, John Rider, David Sites, and Shane Michael, use a chainsaw and hard work to clear a tree that fell across Riva Road in Annapolis.

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Martin Christensen spent his Memorial Day replanting flowers on Poultney Street.

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L-R James Mitchell of Baltimore and Nigel Tomlin of Catonsville, fish together a couple times a month at North Point State Park. September 28, 2020

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The Harbor Connector crosses Baltimore's Inner Harbor at sunrise Tuesday morning.

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A work crew cuts branches while traffic passes a felled tree, sprawled across Charles Street just north of Blythewood Road.

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Traffic moves along the Jones Falls Expressway as Baltimore wakes up to icy roads Wednesday morning following last night's snow.

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Adults, children, and dogs meet up on the crowded streets of Annapolis Sunday afternoon as everyone tries to get the most out of the warm weather.

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A police officer assists driver James Brenard, right, as he waits for a tow truck after His Chrysler Pacifica stalled in flash flooding on Greenmount Avenue, just south of E. North Avenue, around 5:40pm.

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From left, Gavin Boer, 13, Landen Shipley, 13, and Addison Boer, 11, float on tubes in the stream at Morgan Run Natural Environment Area near Gamber.

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A couple strolls on the St. John's College campus on a rainy day in Annapolis.

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Steve Watson of Ellicott City fishes for bass in Loch Raven reservoir in the morning.

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Dates where damage occurred: Feb. 6, 2010 Event type: Blizzard Total damage: $128.8 million States affected heaviest: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland This storm began forming in Mexico Feb. 4 but moved northeast to blanket southern New Jersey in snow on Feb. 6. Seven cities and towns saw at least two feet of snow, while parts of southern New Jersey and Philadelphia received nearly 30 inches. Washington Dulles International Airport reported 32.4 inches of snow, and Elkridge, Md. recorded 38.3 inches. In New Jersey alone, about 100,000 homes and businesses lost electricity, mostly in New Jersey's Cape May and Atlantic counties, and some remained without power until Feb. 17, nearly two weeks after the storm. This storm covered roughly 60% of the U.S. and resulted in an estimated 41 fatalities.

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The sun rises above Druid Hill Lake as Baltimore wakes up to icy roads on Wednesday morning.

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Luis Navas, 11, of Baltimore, walks on the edge of the curb just above the flooded Thames Street in Fells Point.

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Flooding and downed tree branches along East Bay View Drive in Hillsmere. Heavy storms, with high winds and rain, fell on the Anne Arundel County and Annapolis area Thursday evening, knocking down trees and flooding streets.

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A thunderstorm rolls towards Towson late Monday afternoon.

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Dates where damage occurred: April 9- 11, 2013 Event type: Winter Storm Total damage: $206 million States affected heaviest: South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa endured two days of winter precipitation, first accumulating a layer of ice, then snow (up to 30 inches in South Dakota), and finally sleet. The storm traveled across the high plains and then began to weaken as it moved over the upper Midwest. The precipitation and wind gusts reached up to 60 miles per hour and brought down trees and power lines, blocking roads and damaging buildings.

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Dates where damage occurred: Dec. 25-26, 2012 Event type: Winter Storm Total damage: $119.6 million States affected heaviest: Arkansas, Washington, Iowa In a rare event for Arkansas, a snowstorm moved over the state on Christmas day, bringing a short bout of freezing rain and then thundersnow. The thundersnow led to over a foot of accumulation in some areas, mainly in central and northeastern Arkansas. After this storm, four recording sites in Arkansas set records for most accumulated snow in one day, and 26 sites set records for monthly snowfall. In Little Rock alone, 70% of customers lost power, and the Public Works Department ended up cleaning over 22,000 tons of debris.

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A double rainbow is seen over St. Joseph Medical Center.

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Dates where damage occurred: Jan. 18-19, 2017 Event type: Heavy Snow Total damage: $254.2 million States affected heaviest: Oregon, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas Winter Storm Jupiter swept across the country from Jan. 11-19. It started off by dumping 12 feet of snow on the Sierra Nevada Mountains and covering Portland, Ore., in over a foot of snow in one day—the biggest single-day snowstorm for the city in two decades. By the end of Jan. 15, portions of Texas and Oklahoma were left without power after severe icing, and the storm had moved on to the Midwest, bringing sleet and freezing rain. Before dissipating, the storm coated Fairfield, N.Y. in half an inch of ice and brought about half a foot of snow to other parts of New York and northern New England.

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Jessica, left, and Joe Reed take their children Lincoln, 2 1/2 and Graham, 3 months, for a walk at Loch Raven reservoir.

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Emil Simms, left, plays football with Skylar Savage,5, and his son, Jireh Simms,7, as they enjoy the day in Carroll Park.

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John Lanahan mops his brow in the heat as he and his wife Christina, parents of Institute of Notre Dame graduate Madison Lanahan, watch the 156th Commencement, held at Notre Dame of Maryland University. It is the last one for IND, which has closed permanently due to financial problems exacerbated by the pandemic.

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Heavy storms moved through the Baltimore region bringing rain and minor flooding. At Leadenhall Street and W.West Street cars were pushed onto the curb by fast moving water.