Winter Storm, Greene
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.356, -90.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
A widespread winter storm affected the area from late afternoon on the 8th through the night of the 9th. Snow fall across the area was mostly in the 5 to 8 inch range.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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 LSX wrote it up.
A widespread winter storm affected the area from late afternoon on the 8th through the night of the 9th. Snow fall across the area was mostly in the 5 to 8 inch range. Strong winds and very cold temperatures moved in on the evening of the 9th creating more problems. The winds caused drifting snow and very cold wind chills. Schools remained closed for several days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Macoupin
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macoupin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.261, -89.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.231, -89.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bond
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bond forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.887, -89.436 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.000, -89.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.607, -89.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marion
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.650, -88.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.352, -89.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Randolph
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.052, -89.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.988, -91.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.962, -90.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.623, -90.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calhoun
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.169, -90.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jersey
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jersey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.086, -90.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -89.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Clair
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -89.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- January 8, 6:00 PM CST to January 9, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.279, -90.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Montana, January 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Sleet in North Carolina, January 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 8 to 9, 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: 5586235, 5586236, 5586237, 5586238, 5586239, 5586240, 5586241, 5586242, 5586243, 5586244, 5586245, 5586246, 5586247, 5586248, 5586249, 5586250, 5586251.