Ice Storm, Red River
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Red River forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Texas, January 14 to 15, 1997
Ice accumulations of 1/4 to 1/2 inch occurred across portions of northeast Texas. Several traffic accidents resulted.
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 SHV wrote it up.
Ice accumulations of 1/4 to 1/2 inch occurred across portions of northeast Texas. Several traffic accidents resulted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Bowie
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bowie forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.446, -94.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.176, -95.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Titus
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Titus forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.217, -94.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Camp
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Camp forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.973, -94.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Morris
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.114, -94.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cass
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.078, -94.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wood
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to January 15, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Illinois, January 14, 1997
- Cold in Illinois, January 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Winter Storm in California, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 14 to 15, 1997
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 14 to 15, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, 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: 5587675, 5587676, 5587677, 5587678, 5587679, 5587680, 5587681, 5587682.