Cold/Wind Chill, Perry
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 11, 1997
Arctic air invaded the region in the wake of a departing snowstorm. Wind chill advisories were issued for wind chills as low as 30 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 PAH wrote it up.
Arctic air invaded the region in the wake of a departing snowstorm. Wind chill advisories were issued for wind chills as low as 30 below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Bollinger
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cape Girardeau
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Wayne
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Carter
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Ripley
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Butler
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Stoddard
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Scott
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mississippi
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, New Madrid
- When
- January 10, 10:00 AM CST to January 11, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (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 Ohio, January 10 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 10, 1997
- Storm Surge in Maine, January 10, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 12, 1997
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 10 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Missouri, January 10 to 13, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 10 to 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in New Hampshire, January 10, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 10 to 20, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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: 5585669, 5585670, 5585671, 5585672, 5585673, 5585674, 5585675, 5585676, 5585677, 5585678, 5585679.