Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996

Name: Cold in Georgia, February 3 to 5, 1996
Start: 1996-02-03T13:00
End: 1996-02-05T09:00
Location: Georgia

February 3 to 5, 1996 · NWS FFC · 94 events in 94 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 94 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 94

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 FFC wrote it up.

A bitterly cold Arctic airmass combined with 15 to 20 mph winds produced wind chill equivalent temperatures in north Georgia between 5 above and 10 below zero on the afternoon of the 3rd. By the morning of the 4th they ranged from 5 below to 25 below. Wind chills in central Georgia by the morning of the 4th fell into the 5 above to 10 below range. Record or near record low temperatures were prevalent throughout north and central Georgia on the mornings of the 4th and 5th. Readings were in the single digits in north Georgia and 10 to 15 degrees in central sections of the state.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

94 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Dade

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Walker

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Catoosa

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Whitfield

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Murray

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Fannin

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Gilmer

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Union

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Towns

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Chattooga

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Gordon

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pickens

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Dawson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lumpkin

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, White

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Floyd

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bartow

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cherokee

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Forsyth

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hall

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Banks

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Polk

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Paulding

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cobb

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, North Fulton

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Gwinnett

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Barrow

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clarke

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Oconee

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Oglethorpe

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkes

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Haralson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Douglas

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, South Fulton

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, De Kalb

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Rockdale

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Walton

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Newton

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Greene

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Taliaferro

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Heard

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Coweta

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clayton

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Spalding

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Henry

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Butts

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jasper

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hancock

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Warren

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Troup

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Meriwether

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pike

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Upson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lamar

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Monroe

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jones

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Baldwin

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Glascock

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Harris

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Talbot

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Taylor

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Crawford

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bibb

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Twiggs

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wilkinson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Emanuel

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Marion

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Schley

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Macon

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Peach

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Houston

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bleckley

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Laurens

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Treutlen

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Webster

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Sumter

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Dooly

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Crisp

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pulaski

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wilcox

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Dodge

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Telfair

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Wheeler

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Montgomery

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Toombs

When: February 3, 1:00 PM EST to February 5, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

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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: 5536321, 5536322, 5536323, 5536324, 5536325, 5536326, 5536327, 5536328, 5536329, 5536330, 5536331, 5536332, 5536333, 5536334, 5536335, 5536336, 5536337, 5536338, 5536339, 5536340, 5536341, 5536342, 5536343, 5536344, 5536345, 5536346, 5536347, 5536348, 5536349, 5536350, 5536351, 5536352, 5536353, 5536354, 5536355, 5536356, 5536357, 5536358, 5536359, 5536360, and more.