Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- November 14, 11:00 PM CST to November 15, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.353, -90.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, November 14 to 15, 1997
A winter storm dumped a swath of 3 to 6 inch snowfalls across northeast Iowa and west central Illinois. 5 inches in northern Henry county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
A winter storm dumped a swath of 3 to 6 inch snowfalls across northeast Iowa and west central Illinois. A narrow band of heavier snow produced localized amounts ranging from 6 inches in western Whiteside county to 7.5 inches in northern Henry county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Rock Island
- When
- November 14, 11:00 PM CST to November 15, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rock Island forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.467, -90.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Whiteside
- When
- November 14, 11:00 PM CST to November 15, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Whiteside forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (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
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, November 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, November 14 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, November 14 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, November 14 to 15, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, November 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, November 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Connecticut, November 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, November 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Hampshire, November 14 to 15, 1997
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, November 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: 5622704, 5622705, 5622706.