Cold/Wind Chill, Williams
- When
- November 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williams forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 48.344, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in North Dakota, November 21, 1996
A 79 yr. 5 miles east of Crosby.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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 BIS wrote it up.
A 79 yr. old Crosby farmer died of exposure when his pickup got stuck on a gravel road 5.5 miles east of Crosby. Authorities speculate that when the truck ran out of gas, the farmer left the safety of his pickup in search for help. His body was found 2.5 miles west of his truck.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
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, Williams | 1996-11-21 | 79 | 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
- Flash Flood in Utah, November 21 to 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, November 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, November 21, 1996
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 21 to 28, 1996
- Ice Storm in Oregon, November 21 to 22, 1996
- Winter Weather in Virginia, November 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, November 21, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, November 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 1996
- Tornado in Georgia, November 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in California, November 21 to 22, 1996
More
Every storm in North Dakota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5569825.