Cold/Wind Chill, Valley
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Valley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -98.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Nebraska, January 9 to 11, 1997
An arctic air mass was the source for extremely cold temperatures and wind chill factors. Temperatures below zero and a stiff northwest breeze combined to drop wind chill factors to 60 below zero in some areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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 was the source for extremely cold temperatures and wind chill factors. Temperatures below zero and a stiff northwest breeze combined to drop wind chill factors to 60 below zero in some areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Greeley
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greeley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.567, -98.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Nance
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nance forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.397, -97.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Sherman
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.221, -98.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Howard
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -98.517 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Merrick
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Merrick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.170, -98.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Polk
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.187, -97.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Dawson
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.870, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Buffalo
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.855, -99.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hall
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -98.502 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hamilton
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.874, -98.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, York
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.873, -97.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gosper
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gosper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.515, -99.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Phelps
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.511, -99.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Kearney
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kearney forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.507, -98.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Adams
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -98.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Clay
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.524, -98.051 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Fillmore
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.525, -97.596 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Furnas
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Furnas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.177, -99.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Harlan
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harlan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.177, -99.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.953 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Webster
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Nuckolls
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nuckolls forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -98.047 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Thayer
- When
- January 9, 4:00 PM CST to January 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Thayer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -97.595 (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 Nebraska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, 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: 5584699, 5584700, 5584701, 5584702, 5584703, 5584704, 5584705, 5584706, 5584707, 5584708, 5584709, 5584710, 5584711, 5584712, 5584713, 5584714, 5584715, 5584716, 5584717, 5584718, 5584719, 5584720, 5584721, 5584722.