Heavy Snow, Hartford
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hartford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.819, -72.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Connecticut, March 2, 1996
A low pressure system located about 100 miles off the North Carolina coast at 7 AM moved northeast and spread snow across the entire state during the forenoon. The snow became moderate to heavy by noon and continued into the late afternoon and early evening.
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 low pressure system located about 100 miles off the North Carolina coast at 7 AM moved northeast and spread snow across the entire state during the forenoon. The snow became moderate to heavy by noon and continued into the late afternoon and early evening. A total of 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across the northern part of the state. Some snowfall totals included: Burlington and East Hartford, 7 inches; Bristol, Mansfield, and Union, 6 inches.There were 391 skidding accidents reported to the state police.Three people were killed and dozens injured on the icy roadways.A number of state highways were closed for a time due to the numerous accidents and very slippery conditions, including Route 30 in Tolland and Route 195 in Mansfield.
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
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Windham
- When
- March 2, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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 Massachusetts, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Rhode Island, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Maryland, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, March 2, 1996
- Winter Weather in Delaware, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 2 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Connecticut in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Connecticut, March 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: 5546121, 5546122, 5546123.