Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — St. Landry, Louisiana
January 7, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
St. Landry
Event narrative (NOAA)
A homeless woman in Opelousas was found dead after spending a cold night outside. The low temperature at KLFT, which is 23 miles south of Opelousas, during the morning of the 7th was 20 degrees. The woman refused to go to a shelter the previous evening and was found by a firefighter the next morning behind a fire station.
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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.