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Eventdex · Cold

FAYETTE

5166213

The record

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event_typeExtreme Cold/Wind Chill
ncei_event_id5,166,213
episode_id1,105,255
begin_utc2000-12-17T02:00:00+00:00
end_utc2000-12-18T00:00:00+00:00
stateILLINOIS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameFAYETTE
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
wfo_sourceAWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
episode_narrativeA strong cold front moved across the area the afternoon of December 16 bringing in a blast of Arctic air. Temperatures by 900 pm on the 16th had dropped into the single digits with wind chill values down to 30 below zero. The wind chill remained from 20 below to 40 below zero through Noon on the 17th. An elderly man, from Springfield, IL, suffering from the early stages of Alzeimer's Disease, died in the cold. He left his home on the 16th, apparently become disoriented and headed south into Macoupin County. He was found in an open fiield on the 20th.
year2,000

Provenance

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FAYETTE — Cold — TerraPulse