Ice Storm, Butler
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.912, -79.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
A major winter storm moved through the Upper Ohio Valley. The storm produced a heavy accumulation of ice throughout a large part of southwestern Pennsylvania.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 5
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 PBZ wrote it up.
A major winter storm moved through the Upper Ohio Valley. The storm produced a heavy accumulation of ice throughout a large part of southwestern Pennsylvania. Around one inch of freezing rain and sleet accumulated across Beaver and Allegheny Counties. One-quarter to one-half of an inch of ice was deposited in Butler, Armstrong, and in the ridges of Westmoreland County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Allegheny
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegheny forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.469, -79.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Westmoreland
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Westmoreland forecast zone
Ice Storm, Beaver
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Beaver forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.682, -80.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Armstrong
- When
- January 2, 10:00 AM EST to January 3, 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Armstrong forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.812, -79.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, January 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Pennsylvania in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Pennsylvania, January 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: 5544312, 5544313, 5544314, 5544315, 5544316.