Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Madison, Illinois
December 22, 2000 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Madison
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 58 year-old man from Godfrey, Illinois was found dead in his home. He has not been seen for several days. Hypothermia was the suspected cause of death as the temperature in the home was 35 degrees at the time he was found. High temperatures during the week were in the middle teens to middle twenties with lows in the single digits.
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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.