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The Dexes / Cold & Wind Chill / 5283733

Eventdex · Cold & Wind Chill

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

5283733

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Event typeevent_typeCold/Wind Chill
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id5,283,733
Episode IDepisode_id1,130,997
Begin UTCbegin_utc2002-02-05T12:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2002-02-05T12:00:00+00:00
StatestateDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Deaths directdeaths_direct2
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA cold front moved through the region during the evening of the 4th. Cold air and a strong northwest wind pushed into the region behind the front during the predawn hours of the 5th. Temperatures dipped into the upper teens and winds between 20 and 30 MPH caused wind chills to dip to between 10 above and zero degrees overnight. Two homeless men were found dead on the morning of the 5th after suffering from hypothermia. The 1st victim was found at a bus stop at the corner of 11th and U streets NW and the 2nd victim was found at a boathouse near the Kennedy Center.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeTwo homeless men died after being exposed to near zero degree wind chills overnight.
Yearyear2,002

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