Tropical Storm — Maryland Beaches, Maryland

2019-09-05 to 2019-09-06 · Maryland Beaches, Maryland

Event narrative

Tropical storm winds downed a few trees and power lines, produced minor structural damage, and caused some power outages across the county. Wind gust of 40 knots (46 mph) was measured at Mesonet Station XOCN Ocean City. Wind gust of 37 knots (43 mph) was measured at Mesonet Station ASTM2 Assateague Island.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Dorian tracking northeast along the North Carolina coast and just off the Virginia coast produced tropical storm winds and associated wind damage across portions of the Lower Maryland Eastern Shore.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 857643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.