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Cold/Wind ChillMclean, North Dakota

December 21, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Mclean

Event narrative (NOAA)

This was a two day subset of a prolonged cold snap across North Dakota. Temperatures on the 21st at Garrison ranged from a high of ten below zero to a low of 21 below. On the 22nd the low was 25 below. A vehicle became stuck in a ditch northeast of Roseglen and the occupant, a 74 year old male, left the vehicle. His body was found three miles northeast of Roseglen. An autopsy conducted by the state medical examiner determined that the male died as a result of exposure.

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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 — Mclean, North Dakota, December 21, 2008 | DisasterAtlasUSA