Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 20, 1996
Snowfall across southeast Kentucky ranged from 2 to near 8 inches. Overall, snow amounts averaged between 3 and 6 inches, with the greatest amounts occurring from Bell, through Leslie, Breathitt, Wolfe and Morgan Counties.
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.
Snowfall across southeast Kentucky ranged from 2 to near 8 inches. Overall, snow amounts averaged between 3 and 6 inches, with the greatest amounts occurring from Bell, through Leslie, Breathitt, Wolfe and Morgan Counties.
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
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.891, -83.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bell
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Bell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.731, -83.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Harlan
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Harlan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.857, -83.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Morgan
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wolfe
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Wolfe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.739, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Magoffin
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Magoffin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -83.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Floyd
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lee
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.595, -83.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Breathitt
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Breathitt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knott
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Knott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -82.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Owsley
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Owsley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.419, -83.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Perry
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.244, -83.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leslie
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Leslie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Letcher
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM EST
- Where
- Letcher forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.121, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pike
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 11:30 PM 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
- High Wind in Wisconsin, March 20, 1996
- High Wind in Vermont, March 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in New York, March 20, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 20, 1996
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 20 to 23, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, March 20 to 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Indiana, March 20, 1996
- High Wind in Illinois, March 20, 1996
- High Wind in Michigan, March 20, 1996
More
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5540416, 5540594, 5540595, 5540596, 5540597, 5540598, 5540599, 5540600, 5540601, 5540602, 5540603, 5540604, 5540605, 5540606, 5540607, 5540608, 5540609.