Winter Weather, New Castle
- When
- March 2, 12:15 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- New Castle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Delaware, March 2, 1996
A low pressure system formed off the South Carolina Coastal waters on the morning of the 1st. It moved north during the next two days and was about 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras at dawn on the 2nd and about 200 miles eastnortheast of Dover during the afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 PHI wrote it up.
A low pressure system formed off the South Carolina Coastal waters on the morning of the 1st. It moved north during the next two days and was about 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras at dawn on the 2nd and about 200 miles eastnortheast of Dover during the afternoon. Its storm track was far enough offshore to place the axis of heavy snow across New Jersey with lighter snow falling across Delaware. Snow began just after midnight on the 2nd and was over by noon. Accumulations averaged 2 to 3 inches across the state adding to seasonal snowfall records already set. Because the snow fell on a Saturday morning, the number of accidents was reduced.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Kent
- When
- March 2, 12:15 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Inland Sussex
- When
- March 2, 12:15 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Inland Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Delaware Beaches
- When
- March 2, 12:15 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, March 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Connecticut, 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 Delaware in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, 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: 5552509, 5552510, 5552511, 5552512.