Heavy Snow, Hartford
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 8, 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 7 to 8, 1996
A low pressure system moved northeastward from the North Carolina coast passing just to the southeast of New England and brought yet another heavy snowstorm to northern Connecticut. Total accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 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 low pressure system moved northeastward from the North Carolina coast passing just to the southeast of New England and brought yet another heavy snowstorm to northern Connecticut. Total accumulations ranged from 6 to 10 inches. This storm was the 12th major winter storm of the season to affect the state. Light freezing rain and drizzle occurred on March 6th and early on March 7th before the significant snowfall began on March 7th. A thin coating of glaze resulted in very icy roads and numerous skidding accidents. Bradley International Airport at Windsor Locks recorded a total of 11.4 inches of snow. Other selected totals included:Glastonbury, 10 inches; Farmington, 8.8 inches; Union and Woodstock, 5.5 inches. This storm pushed the seasonal snowfall totals to new records of close to 100 inches or more throughout the area.
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 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 8, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tolland forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Windham
- When
- March 7, 10:00 AM EST to March 8, 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
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 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: 5546127, 5546128, 5546129.