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| event_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,551,588 |
| episode_id | 2,037,244 |
| begin_utc | 1996-02-02T23:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1996-02-03T11:00:00+00:00 |
| state | DELAWARE |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | NEW CASTLE |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| episode_narrative | A series of low pressure systems over the western Atlantic brought heavy snow to New Castle County and heavy snow and sleet in Kent and Sussex Counties. Accumulations in Sussex County exceeded those during the "Storm of the Century" last month. According to local reports the 23 inches of snow that fell in Lewes was a single storm record surpassing the 17 inches of snow that fell in one storm in 1987. The first low pressure system brought a swath of snow from early morning to early afternoon on the 2nd. Accumulations were less than an inch in New Castle County, 3 to 6 inches in Kent County and 6 to 14 inches in Sussex County. The second low pressure system brought the next swath of snow farther north during the late afternoon on the 2nd and covered the entire state by 8 pm. Some relatively warmer air above the ground caused the snow to mix with sleet and freezing rain across Kent and Sussex Counties. Governor Carper declared a limited state of emergency in Sussex County from 6 p.m. on the 2nd until 6 p.m. on the 3rd. Schools in the southern half of the state were closed on the 2nd. Four wheel drive vehicles had to be used to transport people to and from hospitals, especially in Sussex County. Numerous accidents occurred, the most serious was along the Delaware/Maryland border. It required hospitalization of two persons in Seaford.Total accumulations average 6 to 8 inches in New Castle County, around 12 inches in Kent County and around 20 inches in Sussex County. A few representative accumulations included 24 inches in Bridgeville, 23 inches in Lewes, 20 inches in Georgetown, 17 inches in Rehoboth Beach, 12 inches in Bridgeville and Smyrna, 11 inches in Dover, 8 inches in Odessa and 7 inches in Wilmington. |
| year | 1,996 |
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