Cold/Wind Chill, Phillips
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Kansas, January 9 to 11, 1997
An arctic air mass had its grip on North Central Kansas for several days. Winds to 30 mph and temperatures near zero forced wind chill factors to 40 to 50 below zero at times.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 GID wrote it up.
An arctic air mass had its grip on North Central Kansas for several days. Winds to 30 mph and temperatures near zero forced wind chill factors to 40 to 50 below zero at times.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Smith
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jewell
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jewell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Rooks
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rooks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Osborne
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osborne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mitchell
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (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
- 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 Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5584723, 5584724, 5584725, 5584726, 5584727, 5584728.