Winter Weather, Alleghany
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alleghany forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Virginia, February 9, 1996
A frozen ground in combination with temperatures above freezing and a relative humidity near 100 percent resulted in the formation of black ice on many roads. Hazardous road conditions resulted in numerous traffic accidents and some injuries during the morning rush hour.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
A frozen ground in combination with temperatures above freezing and a relative humidity near 100 percent resulted in the formation of black ice on many roads. Hazardous road conditions resulted in numerous traffic accidents and some injuries during the morning rush hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Patrick
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Patrick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Bedford
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bedford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Amherst
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Amherst forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henry
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Pittsylvania
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Campbell
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Appomattox
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Appomattox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Buckingham
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Buckingham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.572, -78.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Halifax
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Halifax forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Charlotte
- When
- February 9, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.012, -78.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Iowa, February 9 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 9, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 9, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, February 9, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9 to 10, 1996
- Flood in Montana, February 9, 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: 5539694, 5539695, 5539696, 5539697, 5539698, 5539699, 5539700, 5539701, 5539702, 5539703, 5539704, 5539705.