Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Stark, Ohio
December 23, 2022 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Wind chills plunged below 0F around 5 AM December 23rd and did not warm back above 0 until the morning hours of December 26th. A minimum wind chill of -31F was recorded at nearby Akron-Canton Airport at 1:51 PM December 23rd. Unfortunately, one fatality resulted due to prolonged exposure to this cold. In response to the conditions, warming centers were opened in Canton, Massillon, and Alliance during the storm. A number of burst pipes were reported across northern Ohio due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning.
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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.