Cold/Wind Chill, Cheyenne
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cheyenne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.786, -101.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Kansas, April 9 to 13, 1997
Record cold with low temperatures in the single digits and highs below freezing was accompanied by freezing drizzle and light snow. It was the coldest for so late in the season.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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 GLD wrote it up.
Record cold with low temperatures in the single digits and highs below freezing was accompanied by freezing drizzle and light snow. It was the coldest for so late in the season. Where snow cover was light, wheat received moderate to severe freeze damage. Schools were closed for 1 to 2 days due to icy conditions. Many vehicle accidents occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Rawlins
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rawlins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -101.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Decatur
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -100.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Norton
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Norton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -99.903 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sherman
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Thomas
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sheridan
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -100.442 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Graham
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wallace
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wallace forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Logan
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gove
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gove forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.916, -100.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Greeley
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Greeley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wichita
- When
- April 9, 5:00 AM CST to April 13, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -101.347 (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 Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, April 9 to 12, 1997
- Cold in Virginia, April 9, 1997
- Cold in Virginia, April 9, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, April 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, April 9 to 10, 1997
- Cold in New Jersey, April 9 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, April 9 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 9 to 10, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 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: 5595576, 5595577, 5595578, 5595579, 5595580, 5595581, 5595737, 5595738, 5595739, 5595740, 5595741, 5595742, 5595743.