Ice Storm, Nacogdoches
- When
- February 4, 5:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nacogdoches forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 31.616, -94.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Texas, February 4, 1996
Freezing rain, sleet and light snow plagued motorists around the city with numerous reports of accidents due to the accumulation of ice on roads. A few trees and power lines were knocked downed due to ice buildup.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $10,000
- 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 SHV wrote it up.
Freezing rain, sleet and light snow plagued motorists around the city with numerous reports of accidents due to the accumulation of ice on roads. A few trees and power lines were knocked downed due to ice buildup.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- 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 Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 4, 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: 5541923.