Cold/Wind Chill, Perry
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Missouri, February 2 to 5, 1996
The worst cold outbreak of the 1995-96 winter season overburdened some heating systems. High temperatures barely reached 10 degrees during the worst part of the cold snap, and lows fell to around 5 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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.
The worst cold outbreak of the 1995-96 winter season overburdened some heating systems. High temperatures barely reached 10 degrees during the worst part of the cold snap, and lows fell to around 5 below zero. A local utility company recorded an unofficial all-time winter peak demand for electricity. Dead car batteries kept auto service people busy, and plumbers were kept busy by burst water pipes. Wind chills fell to as low as 49 below zero at Cape Girardeau early Saturday morning. A few major water main breaks occurred as a result of the extreme cold.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Bollinger
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cape Girardeau
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Carter
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ripley
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Butler
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Stoddard
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Scott
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mississippi
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, New Madrid
- When
- February 2, 2:00 AM CST to February 5, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (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
Every storm in Missouri in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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: 5542854, 5542855, 5542856, 5542857, 5542858, 5542859, 5542860, 5542861, 5542862, 5542863, 5542864.