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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Mclean, Illinois

January 15, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

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Area

Mclean

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man was found dead outside near a pond at an apartment complex in Normal on the morning of January 15th. An autopsy report indicated he died due to exposure to the extreme cold. Low temperatures were around 20 below zero with wind chills of 35 below to 40 below zero.

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.