Winter Storm, Campbell
- When
- February 2, 6:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
The precipitation increased in intensity during the evening hours on the 2nd and quickly changed to snow in areas that experienced sleet and freezing rain earlier in the day. Snow accumulation during this period ranged from around 2 to 3 inches in south-central Virginia to 5 to 7 inches in portions of the New River Valley and the Roanoke Valley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 RNK wrote it up.
The precipitation increased in intensity during the evening hours on the 2nd and quickly changed to snow in areas that experienced sleet and freezing rain earlier in the day. Snow accumulation during this period ranged from around 2 to 3 inches in south-central Virginia to 5 to 7 inches in portions of the New River Valley and the Roanoke Valley. Hazardous road conditions resulted in numerous traffic accidents and some injuries. A man died of exposure near Sedalia in Bedford County late on the 2nd after trying to hike through knee deep snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Appomattox
- When
- February 2, 6:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Appomattox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Buckingham
- When
- February 2, 6:00 PM EST to February 3, 4:30 AM EST
- Where
- Buckingham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.572, -78.529 (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: 5539664, 5539665, 5539666.