Cold/Wind Chill, Midland
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Midland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.647, -84.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
The coldest weather of the winter season occurred across southeast Michigan during the first week of February. At Flint, the low temperature was zero or lower every day from January 31st through February 6th, reaching a low of -11 on the 3rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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 DTX wrote it up.
The coldest weather of the winter season occurred across southeast Michigan during the first week of February. At Flint, the low temperature was zero or lower every day from January 31st through February 6th, reaching a low of -11 on the 3rd. At Detroit, the lowest temperature was -7, also on the 3rd. An elderly man died of hypothermia on the 2d after wandering away from a nursing home in Detroit.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Bay
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Huron
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Huron forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Saginaw
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Saginaw forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -84.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Tuscola
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tuscola forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.491, -83.440 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sanilac
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sanilac forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.443, -82.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Shiawassee
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shiawassee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.954, -84.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Genesee
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Genesee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.022, -83.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lapeer
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lapeer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.090, -83.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, St. Clair
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.931, -82.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Livingston
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.603, -83.911 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Oakland
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oakland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.660, -83.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Macomb
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Macomb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.673, -82.910 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washtenaw
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washtenaw forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.253, -83.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 42.285, -83.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lenawee
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lenawee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -84.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Monroe
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.921, -83.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne | 1996-02-02 | 64 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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 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
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, February 1 to 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, 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: 5537585, 5537586, 5537587, 5537588, 5537589, 5537590, 5537591, 5537592, 5537593, 5537594, 5537595, 5537596, 5537597, 5537598, 5537599, 5537600, 5537601.