Cold/Wind Chill, Webster
- When
- January 7, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Louisiana, January 7, 1997
George Gantt died of hypothermia after being hospitalized from exposure. Temperatures were hovering near freezing when Gantt was found.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 SHV wrote it up.
George Gantt died of hypothermia after being hospitalized from exposure. Temperatures were hovering near freezing when Gantt was found.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Webster | 1997-01-27 | 92 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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
- Winter Weather in California, January 7 to 18, 1997
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Dense Fog in Florida, January 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 7, 1997
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, January 7, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, January 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, January 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, 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: 5587661.