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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Evangeline, Louisiana

January 7, 2014 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Evangeline

Event narrative (NOAA)

An Opelousas woman was found dead near Ville Platte after becoming missing a few days prior. The elderly woman suffered from dementia, but she died from exposure. Video shows the woman entering the park alone the day before. The low temperature at nearby KLFT was 20 degrees.

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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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