Winter Storm, Vigo
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Indiana, January 27, 1997
Yet another winter storm system followed by arctic high pressure impacted Indiana over a several day period. Beginning on the 27th, central and northern Indiana experienced light freezing rain which caused some traffic problems but no major power outages.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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 IND wrote it up.
Yet another winter storm system followed by arctic high pressure impacted Indiana over a several day period. Beginning on the 27th, central and northern Indiana experienced light freezing rain which caused some traffic problems but no major power outages. On the 28th, arctic air began filtering into the state producing 2 to 3 inch snow amounts across the north half of the state. As temperatures fell towards zero, wind chills dropped to between 20 and 30 below zero late on the 28th. Some drifting of snow also occurred but did not cause any serious traffic problems.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vermillion
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Parke
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Parke forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Putnam
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hendricks
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marion
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hancock
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- January 27, 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fountain
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Tipton
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hamilton
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Randolph
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Miami
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Miami forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Tippecanoe
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Howard
- When
- January 27, 12:00 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.484, -86.117 (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 New Mexico, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, January 27 to 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
- Cold in Nebraska, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, January 27, 1997
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: 5599322, 5599713, 5599714, 5599715, 5599716, 5599717, 5599718, 5599719, 5599720, 5599721, 5599722, 5599723, 5599724, 5599725, 5599726, 5599727, 5599728, 5599729, 5599730, 5599731, 5599732, 5599733, 5599734, 5599735.