Winter Storm, Richmond
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.937, -76.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
A WINTER STORM TRACKED NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 9
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 AKQ wrote it up.
A WINTER STORM TRACKED NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF COAST STATES TO OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST. IT SPREAD SNOW AND SOME SLEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN NECK, MIDDLE PENINSULA, RICHMOND CITY AND VICINITY,AND CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA FROM E
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Prince Edward
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.224, -78.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Powhatan
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Amelia
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.336, -77.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nottoway
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nottoway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.143, -78.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henrico
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico forecast zone
Winter Storm, New Kent
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.505, -76.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, King William
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- King William forecast zone
Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM EST to February 3, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.702, -76.420 (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: 5584246, 5584247, 5584248, 5584249, 5584250, 5584251, 5584252, 5584253, 5584254.