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Cold/Wind Chill — District Of Columbia, District of Columbia
February 5, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
District Of Columbia
Event narrative (NOAA)
Two homeless men died after being exposed to near zero degree wind chills overnight.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.