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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Kankakee, Illinois

January 29, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

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Area

Kankakee

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man's truck ran off the road and he walked to the nearest house for help, about one half mile away. He was found frozen to death the next morning by the owner of the house he walked to.

Other notable extreme cold/wind chill events in Illinois

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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.