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Cold/Wind ChillMilwaukee, Wisconsin

December 28, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Milwaukee

Event narrative (NOAA)

A deceased homeless man was found partially submerged in a lagoon near Froedtert Hospital. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiners Office determined the primary cause of death as hypothermia. He was also intoxicated and likely fell into the lagoon.

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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 28, 2018 | DisasterAtlasUSA