Cold/Wind Chill, Jo Daviess
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -90.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Illinois, January 10 to 12, 1997
Strong winds and temperatures in the single digits, above and belowzero, caused many schools to close Friday, January 10. This wasalso associated with snow and blowing snow, but the most significant element was the cold.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 DVN wrote it up.
Strong winds and temperatures in the single digits, above and belowzero, caused many schools to close Friday, January 10. This wasalso associated with snow and blowing snow, but the most significant element was the cold. One person was treated for exposure in the Mc Donough district hospital.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Stephenson
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stephenson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.352, -89.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.069, -89.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Whiteside
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Rock Island
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.467, -90.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Henry
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.353, -90.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Bureau
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bureau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.404, -89.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -89.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mercer
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -90.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Henderson
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.818, -90.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Warren
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.849, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hancock
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, McDonough
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (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
- Cold in Ohio, January 10 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1997
- Storm Surge in Maine, January 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 12, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in New Hampshire, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 1997
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: 5589603, 5589604, 5589605, 5589606, 5589607, 5589608, 5589609, 5589610, 5589611, 5589612, 5589613, 5589614, 5589615.