Winter Weather in Florida, January 8, 1996

Name: Winter Weather in Florida, January 8, 1996
Start: 1996-01-08T05:10
End: 1996-01-08T05:35
Location: Florida

January 8, 1996 · NWS TBW · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Snow flurries were reported from Crystal River to New Port Richey with no accumulation.

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 TBW wrote it up.

Snow flurries were reported from Crystal River to New Port Richey with no accumulation.

Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Hernando

When: January 8, 5:10 AM EST to 5:35 AM EST
Where: Hernando forecast zone

Winter Weather, Pasco

When: January 8, 5:10 AM EST to 5:35 AM EST
Where: Pasco forecast zone

Winter Weather, Levy

When: January 8, 5:10 AM EST to 5:35 AM EST
Where: Levy forecast zone

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

Every storm in Florida in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5575178, 5575179, 5575180.