Cold/Wind Chill — Vernon, Wisconsin
March 7, 2013 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Vernon
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 93 year old lady passed away due to hypothermia from exposure to the cold after wandering away from a Viroqua care facility. The automated weather observing equipment at the Viroqua airport reported temperatures in the teens with an overnight low on the 7th of 12 degrees.
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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.