Heavy Snow, Northern Fairfield
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Fairfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Connecticut, February 3, 1996
A low pressure system moved north along the Atlantic Coast and produced heavy snow across the area. The snow became very heavy after midnight.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.
A low pressure system moved north along the Atlantic Coast and produced heavy snow across the area. The snow became very heavy after midnight. Accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Northern New Haven
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern New Haven forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Middlesex
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern New London
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern New London forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Fairfield
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Fairfield forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -73.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern New Haven
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern New Haven forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.443, -72.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Middlesex
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.451, -72.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern New London
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern New London forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.504, -72.101 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 3 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5562333, 5562334, 5562335, 5562336, 5562337, 5562338, 5562339, 5562340.