Cold/Wind Chill — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
January 17, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Milwaukee
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office diagnosed the death of a woman as hypothermia. Temperatures were below zero Fahrenheit with wind chill temperatures 20 below zero at the time. Video from a business recorded her collapsing in front of a home around 4:25 a.m. She was not dressed properly for the bitter cold and was found by a passerby around 9:00 a.m.
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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.