Snow began falling on Washington, D.C., and Baltimore during the early afternoon of January 6, and continued at a consistent rate until mid-afternoon the next day. Washington, D.C., and Baltimore Picture taken of the aftermath of a Washington Metro accident at Shady Grove station during the blizzard, which resulted in the death of a Metro operator. High winds that accompanied the blizzard caused white out conditions and drifts of up to 10 feet (300 cm) in Patrick County. George Allen declared a state of emergency as power lines went down, people were trapped in their houses, and at least eight weather-related deaths occurred. Snowfall reached three feet (91 cm) in the Shenandoah Valley and exceeded two feet (61 cm) in much of the Virginia mountain and Piedmont areas. The heaviest snow fell in Page County, with around 37 inches (94 cm). Roanoke got a record-breaking 23 inches (58 cm). Most of Virginia was impacted with the more central and western parts receiving one to three feet (30 to 91 cm) of snow. Most of the Shenandoah Valley received two to three feet (61 to 91 cm) of snow. Impact Virginia A NOAA snowfall map depicting accumulation in Virginia, after the North American blizzard of 1996. Along with the March Superstorm of 1993 and the January 2016 United States blizzard, it is one of only three snowstorms to receive the top rating of 5, or "Extreme", on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale (NESIS). It was followed by another storm, an Alberta Clipper, on January 12, then unusually warm weather and torrential rain which caused rapid melting and river flooding in the Northeast Floods later that month. This storm was a classic example of a nor'easter, but the storm would not have been as historically significant without the presence of the arctic high pressure system located to the north of New York. The City University of New York reported that the storm "dropped 20 inches of snow, had wind gusts of 50 mph and snow drifts up to 8 feet high." The North American blizzard of 1996 was a severe nor'easter that paralyzed the United States East Coast with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of wind-driven snow from January 6 to January 8, 1996. Inch, mainly across southwestern, central and northeastern New Jersey.980 mb (28.94 inHg) at 7:00 am EST on January 8th Ĥ8 inches (120 cm), Pocahontas County, West Virginiaġ54 fatalities total (another 33 took place during flooding after the storm)Ĭontinental United States especially the Northeastern United States New Jersey, with a coating to 2 inches across east-central and South and east, 2 to 6 inches fell across northeastern and west-central Heaviest in the northwest, where 8 to 12 inches fell. Pressure system moved northeast across the state toward midnight on theġ8th, cold air moved back across the state and the rain changed back to Mainly in the form of snow and sleet across northwestern New Jersey,Īnd continued moderate to heavy at times. Further warming caused the sleet and freezing rain toĬhange to rain across southwestern, central and northeastern New Jerseyīy early evening on the 17th. West-central and northeastern New Jersey by early afternoon on theġ7th. This caused the snow to change to sleet and freezing rain across State, causing warm air to move in both at the surface and aloft. A strong warm front then moved northwestward into the AcrossĮast-central and southwestern New Jersey, it began in the form of sleetĪnd freezing rain, while across southeastern New Jersey, it began as ![]() ![]() Precipitation began in the form of a heavy burst of snow. Precipitation overspread New Jersey from west to east during the The combined low pressure system reached Nova Night of the 17th, reaching New England and merging with the northern The southern low then raced northeastward on the North of the Great Lakes and the Front Range low passing just north of They both then turnedĮastward during the day on the 17th, with the Canadian low passing just Southeastward during the day on the 16th. Two areas of low pressure connected by a cold front, one in centralĬanada and the other near the Front Range of the Rockies, moved Pressure and 1000 to 500 Millibar Thickness MapsĪ complex storm system brought another round of snow, ice and rain to ![]() Description, surface observations, snowfall totals, and images courtesyĬlimatic Data Center, the National Centers of Environmental Prediction, the Climate Prediction Center, the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, the Mount Holly National Weather Service Office, the Upton National Weather Service Office, Rutgers University, Plymouth State University, the University of Illinois, the American Meteorological Society, Weather Graphics Technologies, AccuWeather, and the Weather Channel.
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