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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Pointe Coupee, Louisiana

January 17, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
—
Area
Pointe Coupee

Event narrative (NOAA)

In New Roads, One person died of hypothermia and another person was hospitalized when overnight temperatures dropped into the teens during early morning hours of Jan 17th. The elderly couple were disabled and were wheelchair bound. There was no heat in the house as they couple were afraid of using space heaters due to risk of a house fire. The coroner reported temperatures was around 20 inside their house.

Other notable extreme cold/wind chill events in Louisiana

St. Landry · January 7, 20141 killedEvangeline · January 7, 20141 killedPointe Coupee · January 22, 20251 killedFranklin · January 25, 20261 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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