Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Cass
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 72 year-old Germantown Hills woman died of hypothermia during the early morning of February 1st. The woman had gone to her garage the night before, but had not returned to her house after several hours. Her husband eventually found her in the garage during the morning of the 1st. She was rushed to the hospital, but pronounced dead when efforts to warm her were unsuccessful.
Other notable cold/wind chill events in Illinois
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.