Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 1 to 3, 1996
Light snow began falling early on the 1st. Snow showers in the afternoon brought snowfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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 JKL wrote it up.
Light snow began falling early on the 1st. Snow showers in the afternoon brought snowfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches. By 1000 EST on the 2nd, 4 to 6 inches had accumulated, with the highest amounts along the Virginia border. Snowfall ended the night of the 2nd, but not before 7 to 9 inches had accumulated across most of southeast Kentucky. The greatest snowfall amounts occurred in Leslie County, near Hyden, where 12 inches was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.891, -83.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bell
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Bell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.731, -83.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Harlan
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Harlan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.857, -83.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Morgan
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wolfe
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Wolfe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.739, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Magoffin
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Magoffin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -83.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Floyd
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lee
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.595, -83.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Breathitt
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Breathitt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knott
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Knott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -82.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Owsley
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Owsley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.419, -83.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Perry
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.244, -83.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leslie
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Leslie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Letcher
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Letcher forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.121, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pike
- When
- February 1, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.469, -82.396 (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 Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, February 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5539550, 5539551, 5539552, 5539553, 5539554, 5539555, 5539556, 5539557, 5539558, 5539559, 5539560, 5539561, 5539562, 5539563, 5539564, 5539565, 5539566.