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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Brown, Minnesota

January 2, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Brown

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man apparently fell outside his New Ulm home during the afternoon and died that evening due to exposure from the cold. The high temperature at New Ulm that afternoon was Zero degrees F, and a few hours later, the temperature fell to -18 F during the evening of the 2nd. The wind chill during that time was mostly -25 to -30 and a wind chill advisory was in effect that evening for the area.

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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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