Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1996
The coldest readings were around minus 20 on both morningsfrom rural areas away from the rivers. Waterloo of LawrenceCounty, for example, had 22 degrees below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $80,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 RLX wrote it up.
A fresh snow cover combined with an arctic cold wave to droptemperatures well below zero on 2 consecutive mornings.The coldest readings were around minus 20 on both morningsfrom rural areas away from the rivers. Waterloo of LawrenceCounty, for example, had 22 degrees below zero. Readingsnear the Ohio, Hocking and Muskingum Rivers were not assevere, mostly minus 5 to minus 10. Athens had minus 10,Pomeroy and Marietta had minus 7, while McConnelsville hadminus 6. Power outages occurred in Gallia County, whilecity water lines broke in Marietta.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Vinton
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Meigs
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gallia
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Perry
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Athens
- When
- February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 5, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (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
- Ice Storm in Texas, February 4, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 4, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 4, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 4, 1996
- Flood in California, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, February 4, 1996
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 4, 1996
- Cold in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Kentucky, February 4 to 5, 1996
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, 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: 5547690, 5547691, 5547692, 5547693, 5547694, 5547695, 5548197, 5548198, 5548199.