Cold/Wind Chill — Calcasieu, Louisiana
January 8, 2010 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Calcasieu Parish coroner's office reported a 71 year old Mossville man died of exposure to freezing temperatures on Friday, January 8. His body was not discovered until Monday, January 11, along the side of a parish road. KPLC-TV reported that Vinton and Carlyss had low water reserves in their respective city's water towers. All Calcasieu Parish Schools were closed Friday January 8th due to the cold temperatures and low wind chill readings. Sporadic power outages affected much of the parish throughout the event, with the National Weather Service office losing power briefly during the morning of Sunday January 10th.
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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.