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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Horry, South Carolina

January 5, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Horry

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man found dead in an abandoned building on Nance Street had apparently died due to exposure, according to the coroner. The temperature that morning dropped to 26 degrees.

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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.

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