Winter Storm, Prince Edward
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince Edward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.224, -78.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
16 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- $115,000
- 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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hanover
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
Winter Storm, Lunenburg
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lunenburg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.946, -78.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nottoway
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nottoway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.143, -78.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chesterfield
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield forecast zone
- Property damage
- $40,000
Winter Storm, Henrico
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
Winter Storm, Brunswick
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.765, -77.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dinwiddie
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Dinwiddie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.076, -77.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Prince George
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince George forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -77.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Charles City
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charles City forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -77.059 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, New Kent
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.505, -76.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Greensville
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greensville forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.681, -77.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sussex
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.922, -77.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Surry
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Surry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.117, -76.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, James City
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- James City forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.292, -76.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Southampton
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.699, -77.014 (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 Ohio, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Delaware, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584057, 5584058, 5584059, 5584060, 5584061, 5584062, 5584063, 5584064, 5584065, 5584066, 5584067, 5584068, 5584069, 5584070, 5584071, 5584072.