Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Sanilac, Michigan
February 19, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Sanilac
Event narrative (NOAA)
A Moore Township man was driving about two miles from his home when his vehicle went off the road and into a ditch. The man attempted to walk home, but collapsed and died of hypothermia about a half mile from his truck. Temperatures were in the 20s. The man was not wearing a coat, instead using a heavy flannel shirt as an extra clothing layer over a t-shirt.
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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.