Cold/Wind Chill, Northampton
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.418, -77.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in North Carolina, February 5 to 7, 1996
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES RESULTING IN RECORD BREAKING COLD ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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 AKQ wrote it up.
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES RESULTING IN RECORD BREAKING COLD ACROSS NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO 5 BELOW ZERO AT GATESVILLE, 2 BELOW ZERO AT MURFREESBORO, 2 DEGREES AT ELIZABETH CITY AIRPO
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Hertford
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hertford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.359, -76.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gates
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gates forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.445, -76.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Pasquotank
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasquotank forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Camden
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.342, -76.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Currituck
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Currituck forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Bertie
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bertie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Chowan
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chowan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.127, -76.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Perquimans
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Perquimans forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.177, -76.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Currituck
- When
- February 5, 3:00 AM EST to February 7, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Currituck forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.367, -75.937 (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 Florida, February 5, 1996
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, February 5, 1996
- Debris Flows in Oregon, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 5, 1996
- Cold in Alabama, February 5, 1996
- Cold in Maryland, February 5 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Oregon, February 5 to 6, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Flooding in Missouri, February 5 to 9, 1996
- Cold in Virginia, February 5 to 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 5 to 7, 1996
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584422, 5584423, 5584424, 5584425, 5584426, 5584427, 5584428, 5584429, 5584430, 5584431.