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Cold/Wind ChillDistrict 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.

Cold/Wind Chill — District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, February 5, 2002 | DisasterAtlasUSA