Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997

Name: Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997
Start: 1997-01-10T00:00
End: 1997-01-13T23:59
Location: Missouri

January 10 to 13, 1997 · NWS EAX · 37 events in 37 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 37 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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 EAX wrote it up.

Very cold arctic air settled over Northwest and West Central Missouri from the 10th through the 13th. Daytime temperatures through the period only reached the single digits which is almost 30 degrees below normal. Nightime low temperatures were in the single digits below zero. No record low temperatures were recordedbut, winds gusting up to 30 MPH on the afternoon of the 10th produced wind chills as low as 30 to 50 below zero.In Kansas City, homeless shelters were full to overcrowded and there were several reports of frozen water pipes throughout the Kansas City metro area. Schools throughout much of Western Missouri closed on the 10th due to the bitterly cold wind chills. There were reports of frostbite and hypothermia but no serious injuries or fatalities.In Chillicothe, Municipal Utilites workers were called out on the evening of the 12th to repair a leaking 4 inch water line leading into a private residence that was damaged from the cold.

The radar

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Event by event

37 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Atchison

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Atchison forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Nodaway

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Nodaway forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Worth

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Worth forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Gentry

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Gentry forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.212, -94.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Harrison

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Harrison forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Mercer

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Mercer forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.479, -93.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Schuyler

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Schuyler forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.470, -92.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Holt

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Holt forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.094, -95.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Andrew

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Andrew forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, De Kalb

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Daviess

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Grundy

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grundy forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Sullivan

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.211, -93.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Adair

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Adair forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Buchanan

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Buchanan forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clinton

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Clinton forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Caldwell

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Caldwell forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Livingston

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Linn

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Linn forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Macon

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.831, -92.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Platte

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Platte forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Clay

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Ray

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ray forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Chariton

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Chariton forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Randolph

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.440, -92.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lafayette

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Saline

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Howard

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Howard forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cass

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Johnson

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Pettis

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pettis forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Cooper

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cooper forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Bates

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bates forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Henry

When: January 10, 12:00 AM CST to January 13, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.385, -93.793 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5587215, 5587216, 5587217, 5587218, 5587219, 5587220, 5587221, 5587222, 5587223, 5587224, 5587225, 5587226, 5587227, 5587228, 5587229, 5587230, 5587231, 5587232, 5587233, 5587234, 5587235, 5587236, 5587237, 5587238, 5587239, 5587240, 5587241, 5587242, 5587243, 5587244, 5587245, 5587246, 5587247, 5587248, 5587249, 5587250, 5587251.