Cold/Wind Chill — Peoria, Illinois
February 13, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Peoria
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 64-year old homeless man from Peoria died in his car around midday on February 13th. Temperatures at the time of his death were in the teens while wind-chill values were sub-zero. An autopsy revealed his cause of death as hypothermia.
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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.