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Cold/Wind ChillMilwaukee, Wisconsin

December 18, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Milwaukee

Event narrative (NOAA)

Wind chill temperatures dropped to 20 to 29 below zero with the coldest readings the morning of December 19th. A woman died of hypothermia according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. She was found outside on the back stairs of her apartment.

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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.

Cold/Wind Chill — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 18, 2016 | DisasterAtlasUSA