Cold/Wind Chill, Buchanan
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Iowa, January 10 to 12, 1997
Strong winds and temperatures in the single digits, above and below zero, caused many schools to close Friday, January 10. This was also 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; 21 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
- 21
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 below zero, caused many schools to close Friday, January 10. This was also associated with snow and blowing snow, but the most significant element was the cold. Homecoming was cancelled for students of Andrew High School in Jackson County, Iowa, due to the dangerous windchill temperatures.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Delaware
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Dubuque
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Benton
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Linn
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jones
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Iowa
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cedar
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Clinton
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Muscatine
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Scott
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Keokuk
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Keokuk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -92.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.336, -91.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Louisa
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.032, -91.949 (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
- 40.988, -91.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Des Moines
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Van Buren
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lee
- When
- January 10, 4:00 AM CST to January 12, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (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
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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: 5589582, 5589583, 5589584, 5589585, 5589586, 5589587, 5589588, 5589589, 5589590, 5589591, 5589592, 5589593, 5589594, 5589595, 5589596, 5589597, 5589598, 5589599, 5589600, 5589601, 5589602.