Heavy Snow, Hartford
- When
- January 2, 9:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Connecticut, January 2 to 3, 1996
A strong low pressure system moved from Tennessee to the Virginia coast and then northeast off the New Jersey coast, passing southeast of Cape Cod. This system produced heavy snow with totals in the range of 7 to 14 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 3
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 BOX wrote it up.
A strong low pressure system moved from Tennessee to the Virginia coast and then northeast off the New Jersey coast, passing southeast of Cape Cod. This system produced heavy snow with totals in the range of 7 to 14 inches. Storm totals, which included some light snow that fell late on the 3rd into the early morning of the 4th included: Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, 14.0 inches; Vernon and Union, 10.8 inches; E. Granby, 9.5 inches; Avon, 8.5 inches; Mansfield, 7.3 inches; and Putnam, 6.8 inches. The heaviest snow fell during the early morning hours of the 3rd and resulted in a difficult morning commute. Most schools and some businesses were closed on the 3rd.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Tolland
- When
- January 2, 9:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tolland forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Windham
- When
- January 2, 9:00 PM EST to January 3, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Windham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.827, -71.977 (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
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, January 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5552006, 5552007, 5552008.