Cold/Wind Chill, Lake
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Indiana, February 2 to 4, 1996
Bitter cold weather occurred in northwest and north central Indiana February 2 through February 4. At South Bend records set included; record low of -13 on February 3rd, record low maximum of -7 on February 3rd (this was the lowest maximum for the month of February) and record low of -13 on February 4th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 14
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 LOT wrote it up.
Bitter cold weather occurred in northwest and north central Indiana February 2 through February 4. At South Bend records set included; record low of -13 on February 3rd, record low maximum of -7 on February 3rd (this was the lowest maximum for the month of February) and record low of -13 on February 4th. There were no known fatalities from the cold.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Porter
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Porter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, La Porte
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- La Porte forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, St. Joseph
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Joseph forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Elkhart
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Elkhart forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Newton
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jasper
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Starke
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Starke forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Pulaski
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.042, -86.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Fulton
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.047, -86.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kosciusko
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kosciusko forecast zone
Cold/Wind Chill, Benton
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, White
- When
- February 2, 12:00 AM EST to February 4, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.750, -86.865 (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
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Illinois, February 2 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Tennessee, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 2 to 5, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, February 2, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, February 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, February 2 to 3, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 2, 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: 5542444, 5542445, 5542446, 5542447, 5542448, 5542449, 5542450, 5542451, 5542452, 5542453, 5542454, 5542455, 5542456, 5542457.