Cold/Wind Chill, Fulton
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Kentucky, February 2 to 5, 1996
This was the worst cold snap of the 1995-96 winter season. The high temperature at Paducah on the 3rd was 7 degrees, making this one of the coldest February days on record.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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 PAH wrote it up.
This was the worst cold snap of the 1995-96 winter season. The high temperature at Paducah on the 3rd was 7 degrees, making this one of the coldest February days on record. The low at Paducah was 3 below zero on both the 3rd and 4th. The cold weather caused water lines to freeze up in many homes, and several water main breaks occurred in Paducah. Some heating systems were overtaxed by the cold weather and broke down. Plumbers were kept busy repairing burst water pipes. Some homes received water damage as a result of burst pipes. A school was closed for a day when a burst water pipe flooded the basement with 3 feet of water, breaking the heating system. The TVA set an all-time record for power demand on the 5th. Several house fires were started by people trying to thaw pipes. At least four buildings in Marshall and McCracken Counties were heavily damaged or destroyed by fires related to the cold weather.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Hickman
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Carlisle
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ballard
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, McCracken
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Graves
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Livingston
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Calloway
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Crittenden
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lyon
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Trigg
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Caldwell
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Union
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Webster
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hopkins
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Christian
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Henderson
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Daviess
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, McLean
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Muhlenberg
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Todd
- When
- February 2, 1:00 AM CST to February 5, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (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
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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: 5542635, 5542636, 5542637, 5542638, 5542639, 5542640, 5542641, 5542642, 5542643, 5542644, 5542645, 5542646, 5542647, 5542648, 5542649, 5542650, 5542651, 5542652, 5542653, 5542654, 5542844, 5542845.