Winter Storm, Patrick
- When
- February 2, 5:30 PM EST to February 3, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Patrick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
5 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- February 2, 5:30 PM EST to February 3, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pittsylvania
- When
- February 2, 5:30 PM EST to February 3, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Halifax
- When
- February 2, 5:30 PM EST to February 3, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Halifax forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Charlotte
- When
- February 2, 5:30 PM EST to February 3, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.012, -78.662 (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 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 Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5539659, 5539660, 5539661, 5539662, 5539663.