Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kentucky, March 19 to 21, 1996
On the first day of spring a major winter snow storm struck the region. Low pressure moving ever so slowly across Pennsylvania was responsible for the snow, and this low also brought strong winds with gusts up to 40 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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 ILN wrote it up.
On the first day of spring a major winter snow storm struck the region. Low pressure moving ever so slowly across Pennsylvania was responsible for the snow, and this low also brought strong winds with gusts up to 40 mph. It was a heavy wet snow which ripped down power lines and trees. Roads became snow covered and slippery causing numerous traffic accidents. With temperatures near freezing, the snow amounts were dependent, to some degree on minor changes in elevation. The least amount of snow accumulated in the low lying areas near the Ohio River. Snow amounts ranged between 3 and 6 inches across many areas, but only 1 or 2 inches fell right along the Ohio River.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Gallatin
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kenton
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kenton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Campbell
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owen
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pendleton
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bracken
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Robertson
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Robertson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.519, -84.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lewis
- When
- March 19, 7:00 PM EST to March 21, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 19 to 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Maryland, March 19, 1996
- High Wind in New York, March 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, March 19 to 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in New York, March 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, March 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, March 19, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 19 to 20, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, March 19, 1996
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, 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: 5549216, 5549217, 5549218, 5549219, 5549220, 5549221, 5549222, 5549223, 5549224, 5549225, 5549226, 5549227.