Indiana, 1996

Cold in Indiana, February 2 to 5, 1996

February 2 to 5, 1996 · NWS IND · 41 events in 41 counties and zones

Bitter cold high pressure moved into the midwest on February 2nd and remained in central Indiana through the 5th. Low temperatureswere between zero and 15 below zero each day.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 41 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
41

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 IND wrote it up.

Bitter cold high pressure moved into the midwest on February 2nd and remained in central Indiana through the 5th. Low temperatureswere between zero and 15 below zero each day. High temperatures on the 4th barely reached above zero. Moderate winds also brought dangerously cold wind chills in the 20 to 50 below zero range.

The radar

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

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates
40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cass

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Coordinates
40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Miami

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Coordinates
40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Warren

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Tippecanoe

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Tippecanoe forecast zone
Coordinates
40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clinton

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Clinton forecast zone
Coordinates
40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Howard

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Coordinates
40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Fountain

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Fountain forecast zone
Coordinates
40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Montgomery

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Coordinates
40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Boone

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Boone forecast zone
Coordinates
40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Tipton

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Tipton forecast zone
Coordinates
40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hamilton

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Coordinates
40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Coordinates
40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Delaware

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Delaware forecast zone
Coordinates
40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Randolph

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Randolph forecast zone
Coordinates
40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Vermillion

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Vermillion forecast zone
Coordinates
39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Parke

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Parke forecast zone
Coordinates
39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates
39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hendricks

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Hendricks forecast zone
Coordinates
39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Marion

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Coordinates
39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Hancock

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Hancock forecast zone
Coordinates
39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Henry

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Coordinates
39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Vigo

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Vigo forecast zone
Coordinates
39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clay

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Coordinates
39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Owen

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Owen forecast zone
Coordinates
39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates
39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Shelby forecast zone
Coordinates
39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Rush

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Rush forecast zone
Coordinates
39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Sullivan

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates
39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Greene

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Coordinates
39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Monroe

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Coordinates
39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Brown

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Coordinates
39.196, -86.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bartholomew

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Bartholomew forecast zone
Coordinates
39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Decatur

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Decatur forecast zone
Coordinates
39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Knox

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Knox forecast zone
Coordinates
38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Daviess

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates
38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Martin

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Martin forecast zone
Coordinates
38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates
38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates
38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jennings

When
February 2, 12:00 PM EST to February 5, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Jennings forecast zone
Coordinates
38.997, -85.628 (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.

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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: 5538093, 5538094, 5538095, 5538096, 5538097, 5538098, 5538099, 5538100, 5538101, 5538102, 5538103, 5538104, 5538105, 5538106, 5538107, 5538108, 5538109, 5538110, 5538111, 5538112, 5538113, 5538114, 5538115, 5538116, 5538117, 5538118, 5538119, 5538120, 5538121, 5538122, 5538123, 5538124, 5538125, 5538126, 5538127, 5538128, 5538129, 5538130, 5538131, 5538132, and more.