Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Barron, Wisconsin
January 5, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Barron
Event narrative (NOAA)
Several sources from local observations indicated that a prolonged period of wind chill values below -35F occurred in the county, with locally -50F or lower during the height of the cold conditions. A 76 year old woman walked away from an assisted living facility in Barron early on January 8 and succumbed to the cold that morning.
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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.