Heavy Snow, Western Columbia
- When
- February 2, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, February 2 to 3, 1996
A low pressure system which remained well off the coast of New Jersey on the 2nd and 3rd of February produced heavy snow across parts of extreme southeast New York. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 12 inches over Columbia County and from 10 to 14 inches across Dutchess County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 ALY wrote it up.
A low pressure system which remained well off the coast of New Jersey on the 2nd and 3rd of February produced heavy snow across parts of extreme southeast New York. Snowfall totals ranged from 6 to 12 inches over Columbia County and from 10 to 14 inches across Dutchess County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Columbia
- When
- February 2, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.250, -73.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Dutchess
- When
- February 2, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Dutchess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Eastern Dutchess
- When
- February 2, 4:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Dutchess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.765, -73.743 (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
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Tennessee, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 2, 1996
More
Every storm in New York in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5554711, 5554712, 5554713, 5554714.