Winter Storm, Accomack
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Accomack forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.765, -75.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, February 3 to 4, 1996
SNOW DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF A STORM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE TIDEWATER AREA AND LOWER EASTERN SHORE. SNOW ENDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES.
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
- 7
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.
SNOW DEVELOPED ON THE BACK SIDE OF A STORM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS THE TIDEWATER AREA AND LOWER EASTERN SHORE. SNOW ENDED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY RANGING FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Northampton
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.301, -75.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southampton
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.699, -77.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Suffolk
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Suffolk forecast zone
Winter Storm, Norfolk
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Norfolk forecast zone
Winter Storm, Chesapeake
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesapeake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.688, -76.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Virginia Beach
- When
- February 3, 5:00 PM EST to February 4, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Virginia Beach forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.738, -76.005 (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
- 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 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: 5584390, 5584391, 5584392, 5584393, 5584394, 5584395, 5584396.