Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- January 11, 7:00 PM EST to January 12, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
Heavy snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches caused numerous power outages and car accidents. Numerous trees fell as well.
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
- 5
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 MRX wrote it up.
Heavy snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches caused numerous power outages and car accidents. Numerous trees fell as well. Schools and businesses were closed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Wise
- When
- January 11, 7:00 PM EST to January 12, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wise forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.954, -82.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 11, 7:00 PM EST to January 12, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Russell
- When
- January 11, 7:00 PM EST to January 12, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 11, 7:00 PM EST to January 12, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.661, -82.074 (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
- 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 Virginia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Georgia, January 11 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in South Carolina, January 11, 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: 5536110, 5536111, 5536112, 5536113, 5536114.