Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan County
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Morgan County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.263, -103.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Colorado, January 13 to 14, 1997
A combination of brisk northerly winds and a bitter cold Arctic airmass allowed for dangerous wind chill temperatures to develop over a large portion of the northeast plains. Wind chill readings generally ranged from 25 below zero to 40 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 BOU wrote it up.
A combination of brisk northerly winds and a bitter cold Arctic airmass allowed for dangerous wind chill temperatures to develop over a large portion of the northeast plains. Wind chill readings generally ranged from 25 below zero to 40 below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, C & E Adams & Arapahoe Counties
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- C & E Adams & Arapahoe Counties forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.762, -104.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- N & Ne Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / N Lincoln County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Se Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / South Lincoln County
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Se Elbert County Below 6000 Feet / South Lincoln County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.138, -103.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Logan County
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Logan County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.725, -103.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington County
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Washington County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.971, -103.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sedgwick County
- When
- January 13, 6:00 PM MST to January 14, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sedgwick County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.876, -102.352 (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
More
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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: 5588212, 5588213, 5588214, 5588215, 5588216, 5588217, 5588218.