Ice Storm, Bland
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.134, -81.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Virginia, March 28, 1996
Freezing rain during the morning and early afternoon hours on the 28th resulted in significant accumulations of ice above 1900 feet. The weight of the ice broke off tree limbs and downed power lines and telephone lines.
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.
Freezing rain during the morning and early afternoon hours on the 28th resulted in significant accumulations of ice above 1900 feet. The weight of the ice broke off tree limbs and downed power lines and telephone lines. There were several power outages and some traffic accidents reported. Bath County was hardest hit with numerous trees and tree limbs down. Power was out to 1600 customers at the height of the outage. Some of these people also had no phone service. School was closed across Bath County on the 29th because some roads were still blocked by trees.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Giles
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Giles forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wythe
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wythe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.917, -81.079 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pulaski
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.098, -80.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Montgomery
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Carroll
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Floyd
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Craig
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.481, -80.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Alleghany
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Bath
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bath forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Botetourt
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rockbridge
- When
- March 28, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockbridge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.774, -79.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Virginia, March 28 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Winter Storm in New Jersey, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Ice Storm in Maryland, March 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, March 28 to 29, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
- Hail in Florida, March 28, 1996
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, March 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: 5548049, 5548050, 5548051, 5548052, 5548053, 5548054, 5548055, 5548056, 5548057, 5548058, 5548059, 5548060.