Heavy Snow, Prince Edward
- When
- January 11, 11:00 PM EST to January 12, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.224, -78.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
The second storm in less than a week dumped locally heavy snow again on portions of central and east central Virginia. Further south and southeast, the precipitation was somewhat lighter, and more in the form of sleet and freezing rain.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 16
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.
The second storm in less than a week dumped locally heavy snow again on portions of central and east central Virginia. Further south and southeast, the precipitation was somewhat lighter, and more in the form of sleet and freezing rain. T
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Cumberland
- When
- January 11, 11:00 PM EST to January 12, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.512, -78.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Fluvanna
- When
- January 11, 11:00 PM EST to January 12, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fluvanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.842, -78.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Louisa
- When
- January 11, 11:00 PM EST to January 12, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Nottoway
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nottoway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.143, -78.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Amelia
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Amelia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.336, -77.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Goochland
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Goochland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.722, -77.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Chesterfield
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Henrico
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henrico forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Hanover
- When
- January 12, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hanover forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Caroline
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -77.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, King William
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- King William forecast zone
Heavy Snow, King and Queen
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Essex
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Westmoreland
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.113, -76.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Richmond
- When
- January 12, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.937, -76.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Alabama, January 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, January 11, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 11, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 11 to 12, 1996
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584215, 5584216, 5584217, 5584218, 5584219, 5584220, 5584221, 5584222, 5584223, 5584224, 5584225, 5584226, 5584227, 5584228, 5584229, 5584230.