Winter Weather, Montague
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montague forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Texas, January 14 to 15, 1997
During the late night hours of the 14th and early morning hours of the 15th, the upper level storm moved across the southern plains. Strong southerly winds ahead of the storm brought warmer temperatures into the area a few thousand feet above the surface.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 23
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 FWD wrote it up.
During the late night hours of the 14th and early morning hours of the 15th, the upper level storm moved across the southern plains. Strong southerly winds ahead of the storm brought warmer temperatures into the area a few thousand feet above the surface. The arctic air mass remained intact at the surface across the north central and northeastern areas but surface temperatures warmed above freezing across the south. When the precipitation developed early on the 15th, it therefore was able to fall as a cold rain over the entire area with the exception of north central and northeastern areas. Below freezing temperatures remained in these areas until mid-morning on the 15th and therefore light freezing rain produced a light glaze on exposed surfaces, and bridges and overpasses. The commute to work was treacherous for morning motorists and numerous traffic accidents resulted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Cooke
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cooke forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Grayson
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grayson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fannin
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fannin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lamar
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lamar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wise
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wise forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Denton
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Denton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Collin
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Collin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hunt
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hunt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Delta
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hopkins
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Parker
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Parker forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Tarrant
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tarrant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Dallas
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dallas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rockwall
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rockwall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kaufman
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kaufman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Van Zandt
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.564, -95.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Rains
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -95.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hood
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Somervell
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Somervell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Johnson
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ellis
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henderson
- When
- January 14, 11:00 PM CST to January 15, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.212, -95.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 14 to 15, 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: 5591201, 5591202, 5591203, 5591204, 5591205, 5591206, 5591207, 5591208, 5591209, 5591210, 5591211, 5591212, 5591213, 5591214, 5591215, 5591216, 5591217, 5591218, 5591219, 5591220, 5591221, 5591222, 5591223.