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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Harris, Texas

January 17, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Harris

Event narrative (NOAA)

An elderly woman who suffered from dementia succumbed to the elements as she left her home in the middle of the night and was exposed to temperatures in the teens. Her body was discovered within 50 yards of her home on 400 Dreamland Avenue in Crosby.

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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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