Storms in District of Columbia in 1996
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in District of Columbia in 1996, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
District of Columbia in 1996 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 21
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 21
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 1 | $25,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Coastal Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1996
- Blizzard in District of Columbia, January 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in District of Columbia, January 9, 1996
- Heavy Snow in District of Columbia, January 12, 1996
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, January 19, 1996
- Flood in District of Columbia, January 20 to 23, 1996
February 1996
- Heavy Snow in District of Columbia, February 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in District of Columbia, February 16, 1996
March 1996
May 1996
June 1996
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, June 18, 1996
- Lightning Strike in District of Columbia, June 19, 1996
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, June 20, 1996
- Lightning Strike in District of Columbia, June 20, 1996
- Damaging Wind in District of Columbia, June 24, 1996
July 1996
September 1996
- High Wind in District of Columbia, September 6, 1996
- Flash Flood in District of Columbia, September 6, 1996
- Storm Surge in District of Columbia, September 6, 1996
- Flood in District of Columbia, September 7 to 10, 1996
November 1996
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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.