Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Indiana, February 1 to 5, 1996
Arctic high pressure brought the coldest air of the season to the Ohio Valley. High temperatures during the weekend of the 2nd through the 4th were in the single digits and low temperatures were around 10 below zero.
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
- $160,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 ILN wrote it up.
Arctic high pressure brought the coldest air of the season to the Ohio Valley. High temperatures during the weekend of the 2nd through the 4th were in the single digits and low temperatures were around 10 below zero. The extreme cold was entrenched for 5 days, freezing and bursting numerous water pipes. Power outages also occurred due to the cold weather. AAA motor club had an extremely high number of calls during this period as cars would not start.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Fayette
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Union
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.626, -84.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ripley
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.104, -85.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Dearborn
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dearborn forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ohio
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ohio forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.950, -84.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Switzerland
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Switzerland forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.826, -85.037 (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
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, 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: 5537641, 5537642, 5537643, 5537644, 5537838, 5537839, 5537840, 5537841.