Ice Storm, Fisher
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fisher forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -100.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
An ice storm over a large part of west central Texas causedextremely slick roads and numerous accidents. Regional airportswere closed during the day on the second.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 23
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 SJT wrote it up.
An ice storm over a large part of west central Texas causedextremely slick roads and numerous accidents. Regional airportswere closed during the day on the second. The arctic artic airthat caused the freezing rain also brought wind chill temperaturesto ten below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Sterling
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sterling forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.828, -101.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Mitchell
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -100.921 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jones
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.740, -99.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Shackelford
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shackelford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -99.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Nolan
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nolan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.304, -100.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Taylor
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.301, -99.890 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Callahan
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Callahan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.298, -99.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Coke
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Coke forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.889, -100.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Runnels
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Runnels forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.831, -99.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Coleman
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Coleman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.773, -99.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Irion
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Irion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.304, -100.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Tom Green
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tom Green forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.404, -100.462 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Concho
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Concho forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.327, -99.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Crockett
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.723, -101.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Schleicher
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Schleicher forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.897, -100.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sutton
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sutton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.498, -100.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Brown
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.774, -99.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, McCulloch
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- McCulloch forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.199, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, San Saba
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- San Saba forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.155, -98.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Menard
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.890, -99.821 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Kimble
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kimble forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.487, -99.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Mason
- When
- February 1, 6:00 PM CST to February 2, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.718, -99.226 (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
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, 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: 5542700, 5542701, 5542702, 5542703, 5542704, 5542705, 5542706, 5542707, 5542708, 5542709, 5542710, 5542711, 5542712, 5542713, 5542714, 5542715, 5542716, 5542717, 5542718, 5542719, 5542720, 5542906, 5542907.