Tropical Storm — St. Mary's, Maryland

2011-08-27 to 2011-08-28 · St. Mary's, Maryland

Event narrative

Hundreds of trees and power lines were down across the county. Numerous Roads were closed due to downed trees. An unknown number of trees fell onto homes and cars.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Irene tracked up the Mid-Atlantic Coast during the evening hours of the 27th through the early morning hours of the 28th. Irene passed by just to the east of Ocean City, Maryland during the early morning hours of the 28th. The minimum central pressure was 958 millibars and maximum sustained winds were 80 mph, making Irene a category one hurricane. Irene produced tropical storm conditions across portions Maryland near and east of the Interstate 95 Corridor. The worst conditions were near the Chesapeake Bay.

The highest rainfall totals were around twelve inches across St Marys County. Widespread power outages were reported across eastern Maryland along with numerous trees down. Total damage from Irene was over 10 million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 342689. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.