Cold/Wind Chill, Jo Daviess
- When
- January 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -90.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Illinois, January 17 to 19, 1997
Extreme windchill followed the winter storm of the 15th through the17th. Temperatures ranged in the single digits, above and belowzero, combined with winds which ranged from 20 to 25 mph with guststo 45 mph.
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
- 0
- 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.
Extreme windchill followed the winter storm of the 15th through the17th. Temperatures ranged in the single digits, above and belowzero, combined with winds which ranged from 20 to 25 mph with guststo 45 mph.
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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM 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 17, 4:00 AM CST to January 19, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- 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 Pennsylvania, January 17 to 20, 1997
- Cold in Michigan, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 17, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Iowa, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 20, 1997
- Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 1997
- Cold in Vermont, January 17, 1997
- Cold in New York, January 17, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 17 to 18, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 17 to 18, 1997
- Cold in Maryland, January 17 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: 5590035, 5590036, 5590037, 5590038, 5590039, 5590040, 5590041, 5590042, 5590043, 5590044, 5590045, 5590046, 5590047.