Ice Storm, Red River
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6 to 8, 1997
Abundant low level moisture was pumped northward across the region from low pressure over the northwest Gulf of Mexico. The moisture overran a freezing airmass across northeast Texas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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.
Abundant low level moisture was pumped northward across the region from low pressure over the northwest Gulf of Mexico. The moisture overran a freezing airmass across northeast Texas. The result was 2 to 4 inches of freezing rain and sleet across the area. Numerous accidents were reported along with power outages. Several highways were closed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Bowie
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Upshur
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Marion
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.798, -94.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Smith
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.375, -95.269 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Gregg
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gregg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.481, -94.817 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Harrison
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.548, -94.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cherokee
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.837, -95.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rusk
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rusk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.108, -94.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Panola
- When
- January 6, 12:00 PM CST to January 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Panola forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.162, -94.306 (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
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Winter Storm in Arizona, January 6 to 7, 1997
- High Wind in California, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 6 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Arizona, January 6 to 7, 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: 5587421, 5587422, 5587423, 5587424, 5587425, 5587426, 5587427, 5587428, 5587429, 5587430, 5587431, 5587432, 5587433, 5587434, 5587435, 5587436.