Cold/Wind Chill, Athens
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Ohio, October 23, 1997
Dawn temperatures ranged from around 20 degrees in outlying rural areas, to the upper 20s near the Ohio River. Some of the coldest readings included Waterloo of Lawrence County with 19 degrees, New Lexington of Perry County had 22, Beverly of Washington County observed 23, McConnelsville of Morgan County saw 24, while Jackson of Jackson County registered 25.
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
- None recorded
- 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.
Dawn temperatures ranged from around 20 degrees in outlying rural areas, to the upper 20s near the Ohio River. Some of the coldest readings included Waterloo of Lawrence County with 19 degrees, New Lexington of Perry County had 22, Beverly of Washington County observed 23, McConnelsville of Morgan County saw 24, while Jackson of Jackson County registered 25.
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, Gallia
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Jackson
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Meigs
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Morgan
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Perry
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Vinton
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Vinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -82.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- October 23, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, October 23 to 24, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, October 23, 1997
- Winter Storm and Lightning Strike in Utah, October 23 to 24, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, October 23, 1997
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 23, 1997
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, October 23 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 23, 1997
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, October 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5616648, 5616649, 5616650, 5616651, 5616652, 5616653, 5616654, 5616655, 5616656.