Winter Storm, Fluvanna
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fluvanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.842, -78.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
A LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPED OVER THE CAROLINAS THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA COAST. IT SPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 33
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.
A LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPED OVER THE CAROLINAS THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA COAST. IT SPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN VIRGINIA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS GEN
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
33 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Louisa
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
Winter Storm, Prince Edward
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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, Cumberland
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.512, -78.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Goochland
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Goochland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.722, -77.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hanover
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hanover forecast zone
Winter Storm, Caroline
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Caroline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.027, -77.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lunenburg
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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, Amelia
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Amelia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.336, -77.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Powhatan
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Powhatan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.550, -77.915 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Chesterfield
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chesterfield forecast zone
Winter Storm, Henrico
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henrico forecast zone
Winter Storm, King William
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- King William forecast zone
Winter Storm, King and Queen
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- King and Queen forecast zone
Winter Storm, Essex
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Essex forecast zone
Winter Storm, Westmoreland
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.113, -76.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Richmond
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Richmond forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.937, -76.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Northumberland
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.882, -76.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lancaster
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lancaster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.702, -76.420 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dinwiddie
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince George forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.240, -77.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Charles City
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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, Gloucester
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.401, -76.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Middlesex
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.597, -76.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mathews
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mathews forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.417, -76.271 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sussex
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 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
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.699, -77.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Newport News
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newport News forecast zone
Winter Storm, Isle of Wight
- When
- March 7, 11:00 PM EST to March 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Isle of Wight forecast zone
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
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 7 to 8, 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: 5582469, 5582470, 5582471, 5582472, 5582473, 5582474, 5582475, 5582476, 5582477, 5582478, 5582479, 5582480, 5582481, 5582482, 5582483, 5582484, 5582485, 5582486, 5582487, 5582488, 5582489, 5582490, 5582491, 5582492, 5582493, 5582494, 5582495, 5582496, 5582497, 5582498, 5582499, 5582500, 5582501.