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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Champaign, Illinois

December 30, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Champaign

Event narrative (NOAA)

An 89-year old woman wandered outside a nursing home and died of hypothermia in Champaign during the early morning hours of December 31st. Temperatures were around zero and wind-chill readings ranged from -10F to -20F when she was found.

Other notable extreme cold/wind chill events in Illinois

Cook · February 1, 200710 killedCook · December 2, 20067 killedCook · January 22, 20085 killedCook · January 6, 20144 killedCook · January 28, 20072 killedGrundy · February 3, 20071 killed

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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