Cold/Wind Chill, Perry
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Ohio, January 16 to 20, 1997
Minimum temperatures of 5 above zero to 5 below zero werecommon. These readings are typical for the coldest temperaturesof a nonsevere winter.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $16,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 RLX wrote it up.
Minimum temperatures of 5 above zero to 5 below zero werecommon. The coldest reading from preliminary data wasminus 12 in rural western Gallia County near Patriot.These readings are typical for the coldest temperaturesof a nonsevere winter. Winds of 10 to 20 mph prompted wind chill advisories. Schools delayed or cancelled their openings on thecoldest mornings.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Athens
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Vinton
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Vinton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Meigs
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gallia
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence
- When
- January 16, 6:00 PM EST to January 20, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (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
- Ice Storm in Washington, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Strong Wind in New York, January 16, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, January 16 to 20, 1997
- Winter Weather in Ohio, January 16 to 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 16 to 18, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, January 16, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 16 to 19, 1997
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 16, 1997
- Blizzard in Wisconsin, January 16, 1997
- Cold in Nebraska, January 16, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, 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: 5585148, 5585149, 5585150, 5585151, 5585152, 5585153, 5585154, 5585155, 5585156.