Cold/Wind Chill — Florence, Wisconsin
January 2, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Florence
Event narrative (NOAA)
A missing 19 year old male, who was driving to Upper Michigan, was found dead in the woods. His abandoned vehicle was discovered on the afternoon of the 7th and authorities had to travel a considerable distance into the woods in order to recover his body that evening. Subzero and single digit temperatures were common in far northeast Wisconsin during the time that the man was missing.
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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.