Cold/Wind Chill — Racine, Wisconsin
February 5, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Racine
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Racine County Medical Examiner's Office reported hypothermia as the underlying cause of death of a man who fell from a bluff into Lake Michigan. The man was found along the shoreline partially encased in ice. Temperatures ranged from the single digits late Sunday evening to below zero for much of Monday morning.
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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.