Winter Storm, Buchanan
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 1997
Three to five of snow fell across the area causing numerous accidents. One man was killed when he lost control of his pickup and struck another vehicle near Wilton, Iowa.
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.
Three to five of snow fell across the area causing numerous accidents. One man was killed when he lost control of his pickup and struck another vehicle near Wilton, Iowa. In another area, a semi-tractor trailer overturned east of Walcott, Iowa.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Delaware
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dubuque
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Linn
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jones
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iowa
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cedar
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muscatine
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Keokuk
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Keokuk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -92.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.336, -91.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Louisa
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.032, -91.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.988, -91.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Des Moines
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Van Buren
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- January 9, 4:00 AM CST to January 10, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (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
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Cold in Ohio, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 9, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, January 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Iowa in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, 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: 5589616, 5589617, 5589618, 5589619, 5589620, 5589621, 5589622, 5589623, 5589624, 5589625, 5589626, 5589768, 5589769, 5589770, 5589771, 5589772, 5589773, 5589774, 5589775, 5589776, 5589777.