Cold/Wind Chill — Fayette, Kentucky
January 11, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Bitterly cold temperatures encompassed central Kentucky during the morning hours of January 11th. Widespread lows were in the single digits to low teens and Bluegrass Airport in Lexington recorded a minimum temperature of 10 degrees. A slight breeze kept wind chill values in the single digits above and below zero. A local homeless man was found unresponsive in downtown Lexington and later pronounced dead. The Fayette County Coroner's office determined alcohol and exposure to the cold leading to hypothermia contributed to his death.
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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.