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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Tazewell, Illinois

January 13, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Tazewell

Event narrative (NOAA)

Brisk northwesterly winds in conjunction with air temperatures dipping below zero resulted in dangerously cold wind-chill values bottoming out at 25 below to 35 below zero at times. An 85 year-old woman from Pekin died on January 16th as a result of hypothermia.

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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