Cold/Wind Chill, Jenkins
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jenkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
Artic airmass encompassed entire Georgia CWA of NWSO CHS, causing record low temperatures. Also, this airmass produced measurable snowfall, up to one inch in southeast Georgia.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Artic airmass encompassed entire Georgia CWA of NWSO CHS, causing record low temperatures. Also, this airmass produced measurable snowfall, up to one inch in southeast Georgia. This unusual event contributed to numerous minor accidents. The slick roads and accidents caused some roads and bridges to be closed for a period of time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Screven
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Screven forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Candler
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Candler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Bulloch
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Effingham
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tattnall
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Evans
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Evans forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.157, -81.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Bryan
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Bryan forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Bryan
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Chatham
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Chatham forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Chatham
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Long
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Long forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Inland Liberty
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Liberty forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal Liberty
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Inland McIntosh
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Coastal McIntosh
- When
- February 3, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Virginia, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 3 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 3 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 3, 1996
- Flood in California, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, February 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: 5541934, 5541935, 5541936, 5541937, 5541938, 5541939, 5541940, 5541941, 5541942, 5541943, 5541944, 5541945, 5541946, 5541947, 5541948, 5541949.