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| Event typeevent_type | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,166,216 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,105,255 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2000-12-17T02:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2000-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ILLINOIS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MACOUPIN |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 1 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A 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. |
| Yearyear | 2,000 |
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