Cold/Wind Chill — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 3, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Milwaukee
Event narrative (NOAA)
Wind chill temperatures of 10 below to 19 below zero prevailed during the morning. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's office reported a probable cold weather death of a man who was found outside his home in his wheelchair in the city of Milwaukee. He was only partially clothed, and also suffered from Schizophrenia. It is believed he left his home sometime between 11 pm on January 2nd to 6 am on January 3rd. He was pronounced dead at 7:45 am.
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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.