Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Kentucky, February 1 to 5, 1996
Arctic high pressure brought the coldest air of the season to the Ohio Valley. Greater Cincinnati\Northern Kentucky airport broke its record low on the 4th with 11 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- $240,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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. Greater Cincinnati\Northern Kentucky airport broke its record low on the 4th with 11 below zero. The airport also set its lowest maximum temperature records of 7 and 6 degrees on the 3rd and 4th respectively. The extreme cold was entrenched for 5 days, freezing and bursting numerous water pipes. AAA motor club had an extremely high number of calls to start cars due to the cold wave.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Gallatin
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Boone
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kenton
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kenton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Campbell
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Owen
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Grant
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Pendleton
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Bracken
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bracken forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Robertson
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Robertson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.519, -84.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mason
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lewis
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM EST to February 5, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 38.532, -83.378 (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 Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, 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: 5537842, 5537843, 5537844, 5537845, 5537846, 5537847, 5537848, 5537849, 5537850, 5537851, 5537852, 5537853.