Ice Storm, Carroll
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.668, -85.124 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Kentucky, March 7, 1996
North winds behind a cold front sagging across the region caused a shallow layer of below freezing air to penetrate deep into the Ohio Valley. Precipitation falling over the region changed from rain and drizzle to freezing rain and freezing drizzle, and then eventually to sleet and snow from north to south.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
North winds behind a cold front sagging across the region caused a shallow layer of below freezing air to penetrate deep into the Ohio Valley. Precipitation falling over the region changed from rain and drizzle to freezing rain and freezing drizzle, and then eventually to sleet and snow from north to south. Total snow accumulations ranged between one and two inches. Numerous car accidents occurred as the snow covered the icy roads in many locations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Gallatin
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.757, -84.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Boone
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.970, -84.728 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Kenton
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kenton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.934, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Campbell
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.947, -84.380 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Owen
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.520, -84.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Grant
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.649, -84.625 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pendleton
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pendleton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.696, -84.360 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Bracken
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.689, -84.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Robertson
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Robertson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.519, -84.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Mason
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.595, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lewis
- When
- March 7, 6:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.532, -83.378 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Alabama, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, March 7 to 10, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Flash Flood in Georgia, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, March 7, 1996
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 7 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, March 7 to 8, 1996
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, March 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: 5548987, 5548988, 5548989, 5548990, 5549164, 5549165, 5549166, 5549167, 5549168, 5549169, 5549170, 5549171.