Cold/Wind Chill — Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet, Arizona
January 23, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet
Event narrative (NOAA)
Temperatures in the lower 30s were observed with wind chills in the 20s during the predawn hours of January 23rd. The Pima County Medical Examiner confirmed that hypothermia was the primary cause of death for one adult male in the Peloncillo Mountains of southeast Cochise County.
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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.