Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Iron
Event narrative (NOAA)
The combination of Arctic air and gusty north winds plunged wind chill readings near 25 below zero on the morning of the 8th. Actual minimum temperatures dipped below zero every morning from the 8th through the 11th reaching extreme readings near 25 below at several locations on the morning of the 11th. A Caspian man died of exposure to the cold on the 8th.
Other notable cold/wind chill events in Michigan
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.