Heavy Snow, Orange
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in New York, February 3, 1996
A low pressure system moved north along the Atlantic Coast and produced heavy snow across the area. The snow became very heavy after midnight.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 15
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 OKX wrote it up.
A low pressure system moved north along the Atlantic Coast and produced heavy snow across the area. The snow became very heavy after midnight. Accumulations ranged from 7 to 10 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Putnam
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Rockland
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northern Westchester
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Westchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Westchester
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Westchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, New York (Manhattan)
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- New York (Manhattan) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bronx
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bronx forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Richmond (Staten Is.)
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kings (Brooklyn)
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Queens
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Queens forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Nassau
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nassau forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Northwest Suffolk
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northeast Suffolk
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southwest Suffolk
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- February 3, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (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 Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 3 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5562347, 5562348, 5562349, 5562350, 5562351, 5562352, 5562353, 5562354, 5562355, 5562356, 5562357, 5562358, 5562359, 5562360, 5562361.