Cold/Wind Chill, Northern St. Lawrence
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern St. Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in New York, January 17, 1997
An outbreak of arctic air resulted in extreme windchills across much of Northern New York. The windchills frequently ranged between 30 and 60 below zero.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 BTV wrote it up.
An outbreak of arctic air resulted in extreme windchills across much of Northern New York. The windchills frequently ranged between 30 and 60 below zero.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Franklin
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Clinton
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southeastern St. Lawrence
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southeastern St. Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.501, -75.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Franklin
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.593, -74.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Clinton
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.746, -73.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Essex
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Essex
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -73.773 (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 Pennsylvania, January 17 to 20, 1997
- Cold in Michigan, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 17, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oregon, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Iowa, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 20, 1997
- Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 17 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Vermont, January 17, 1997
- Cold in Pennsylvania, January 17 to 18, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 17 to 18, 1997
- Cold in Maryland, January 17 to 20, 1997
More
Every storm in New York in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, 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: 5601119, 5601120, 5601121, 5601122, 5601123, 5601124, 5601125, 5601126.