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Columbia Snowfall Totals For March 2019 So Far

Snowfall totals are in for the first few days of March in Columbia.

This bluebird was getting ready to fly away from the feeder with a mealworm in Longfellow on Feb. 20.
This bluebird was getting ready to fly away from the feeder with a mealworm in Longfellow on Feb. 20. (Tom Lorsung)

COLUMBIA, MD — A little more than two weeks remain until spring, but Mother Nature wants everyone to know it's most certainly still winter. Around Maryland, there have been rounds of snowfall since March arrived. Frederick County has seen the most, with nearly a foot of snow by March 3.

In the first three days of March, Columbia has gotten about 3 inches of snow, according to preliminary data submitted to the National Weather Service.

Here are the unofficial snow totals that trained spotters, emergency management employees and National Weather Service workers have recorded in Columbia:

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  • 2.4 inches in Columbia as of 7 a.m. on Friday, March 1
  • 0.6 inch in Columbia as of 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3

During these two snowfalls, here are the other unofficial totals from around the state, courtesy of the National Weather Service:

Allegany County
Ridgeley 1 NW 3.0 732 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Cresaptown SSW 2.9 1000 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Frostburg 2 ENE 2.5 1051 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

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Anne Arundel County
Bwi Airport 2.3 700 AM 3/01 Airport
Green Haven 1 ESE 2.0 515 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Annapolis 1 NW 1.2 730 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Crofton 1 SSE 1.2 650 AM 3/01 NWS Employee
Churchton ENE 0.2 1000 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Baltimore County
Owings Mills 2.5 416 AM 3/01 Dept of Highways
Catonsville 1 SSE 2.5 800 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Upper Falls 1 NNE 2.1 550 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Bentley Springs 5 SS 2.0 732 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Bentley Springs 1 E 2.0 510 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Glyndon 1 SW 2.0 829 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Towson 1.8 830 AM 3/01 CoCoRaHS
Parkton 1 W 1.8 915 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Brooklandville 2 NNW 1.8 835 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Perry Hall 1 NNE 1.6 905 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Long Green 2 NW 1.5 700 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Cockeysville 1 SE 1.5 530 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Baltimore City
Pimlico SE 2.3 640 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Calvert County
Prince Frederick 1 S 0.2 545 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Dunkirk 2 SSW 0.1 830 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Carroll County
Eldersburg 1 SE 2.7 615 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Manchester 1 SSW 2.4 630 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Marston 2 N 1.8 603 AM 3/01 County Emrg Mgmt
Gamber 1 WNW 1.7 800 AM 3/01 NWS Employee
Westminster 1.5 416 AM 3/01 Dept of Highways
Wagners Mill 1 ENE 1.3 328 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Cecil County
Fair Hill 2.3 in 0830 AM 03/01 Public
1 SSE Pleasant Hill 2.0 in 0700 AM 03/01 Trained Spotter

Frederick County
Sabillasville 1 NNW 4.1 720 AM 3/01 CoCoRaHS
Sabillasville 2 SSE 3.0 900 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Emmitsburg 2 SE 2.0 901 AM 3/01 Co-Op Observer
Adamstown 1 ESE 2.0 630 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Walkersville ESE 1.8 610 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Bloomfield 2 WSW 1.8 1000 AM 3/01 NWS Employee
Point of Rocks 1 NE 1.8 900 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Walkersville 1 E 1.5 730 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
New Market 2 NW 1.4 800 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Garrett County
Deep Creek Lake 3.4 600 AM 3/01 Co-Op Observer
3 NW Warnocks 3.0 700 AM 3/01 HADS
2 NW Bittinger 2.0 700 AM 3/01 Facebook
Mountain Lake Park 1.3 600 AM 3/01 CoCoRaHS

Harford County
Fallston 1 NW 1.8 730 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Abingdon 1 SE 1.8 1030 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Benson 3 ESE 1.4 600 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Howard County
Elkridge 2.8 644 AM 3/01 NWS Employee
Elkridge 2 W 2.5 600 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Ellicott City 2.5 458 AM 3/01 County Emrg Mgmt
Simpsonville 1 SSE 2.5 600 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Columbia 2 N 2.4 700 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Oella 1 NW 2.4 900 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Savage 1 N 1.7 730 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Montgomery County
Clarksburg 1.8 635 AM 3/01 Broadcast Media
Rockville 3 NNW 1.8 715 AM 3/01 NWS Employee
Washington Grove 1 N 1.8 620 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Damascus 1 SE 1.7 700 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Montgomery Village 1 1.6 640 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Gaithersburg 1.5 415 AM 3/01 Dept of Highways
Germantown 1 SE 1.5 900 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Norbeck 1 ESE 1.4 600 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Leesburg 4 NE 1.4 730 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Fairland 0.5 414 AM 3/01 Dept of Highways

Prince George's County
Savage 1 WNW 1.7 625 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
College Park 1 SW 0.6 725 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
College Park 1 ENE 0.6 800 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

St. Mary's County
California 3 W T 231 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter

Washington County
Long Meadow 1 SSE 2.3 1038 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter
Boonsboro 3 NNE 1.7 1030 AM 3/01 Trained Spotter


Allegany County
Frostburg SE 6.0 1159 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Frostburg 6.0 843 PM 3/03 Co-Op Observer
Mount Savage 6.0 826 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
La Vale 5.5 1140 PM 3/03 Dept of Highways
Ridgeley 1 NW 5.3 812 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Frostburg 2 ENE 5.0 1152 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Cresaptown SSW 4.8 1025 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter

Anne Arundel County
Bwi Airport 0.2 700 PM 3/03 Airport

Baltimore County
Bentley Springs 6 S 3.0 422 AM 3/04 Dept of Highways
Norrisville 3 W 2.3 1045 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Bentley Springs 1 E 2.3 815 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Owings Mills 1.5 1139 PM 3/03 Dept of Highways
Long Green 2 NW 1.0 520 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Reisterstown 1 ESE 1.0 530 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Upper Falls 1 NNE 0.9 530 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter

Baltimore City
Pimlico SE 1.0 555 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter

Carroll County
Millers 4 NE 4.9 1215 AM 3/04 Co-Op Observer
Manchester 1 SSW 4.3 1130 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Westminster 2 SE 2.0 1000 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Eldersburg 1 SE 0.9 445 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter

Cecil County
Fair Hill 1.3 in 1045 PM 03/03 Public
1 SSE Pleasant Hill 1.2 in 1000 PM 03/03 Trained Spotter

Frederick County
Sabillasville 1 NNW 7.3 1052 PM 3/03 CoCoRaHS
Thurmont 3 N 6.5 430 AM 3/04 NWS Employee
Bloomfield 2 WSW 2.8 1030 PM 3/03 NWS Employee
Walkersville ESE 1.7 720 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Adamstown 1 ESE 0.5 600 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Frederick 1 NW 0.3 430 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter

Garrett County
3 NW Swanton 6.5 728 AM 3/04 Trained Spotter
McHenry 6.0 1215 AM 3/04 Trained Spotter
Bittinger 5.7 752 AM 3/04 Trained Spotter
Mountain Lake Park 4.0 600 AM 3/04 CoCoRaHS

Harford County
Scarboro 2 E 1.5 947 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Churchville 1.5 1138 PM 3/03 Dept of Highways
Fallston 1 NW 1.1 400 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter

Howard County
Columbia 2 N 0.6 530 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Elkridge 2 W 0.5 405 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Simpsonville 1 SSE 0.3 335 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Columbia 0.1 400 PM 3/03 NWS Employee

Montgomery County
Damascus 3 SSW 0.8 539 PM 3/03 Co-Op Observer

Washington County
Long Meadow 1 WNW 6.0 939 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Warrenton 2 SSW 5.3 930 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Long Meadow 2 W 5.1 929 PM 3/03 CoCoRaHS
Long Meadow 1 SSE 5.0 1120 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Hancock 1 ESE 4.6 1000 PM 3/03 CoCoRaHS
Hagerstown 4.3 1140 PM 3/03 Dept of Highways
Boonsboro 3 NNE 3.5 1000 PM 3/03 Trained Spotter
Pecktonville 3 NNW 2.9 653 PM 3/03 NWS Employee

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