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Eventdex · Cold

WYANDOTTE

5587033

The record

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event_typeCold/Wind Chill
ncei_event_id5,587,033
episode_id2,057,291
begin_utc1997-01-10T06:00:00+00:00
end_utc1997-01-14T05:59:00+00:00
stateKANSAS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameWYANDOTTE
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
episode_narrativeVery cold arctic air settled over Northeast Kansas and extreme Eastern Kansas on the 10th through the 13th. Daytime high temperatures through the period were in the singles digits, almost 30 degrees below normal, and nighttime low temperatures were in the single digits below zero. No record low temperatures were set during the cold wave but winds gusting up to 30 MPH on the 10th lowered wind chills to 30 to 50 below zero.Many school districts were closed on the 10th due to the bitterly cold wind chills. Several cases of frostbite and hypothermia were reported but there were no serious injuries or fatalities. Kansas Power and Light reported well above average uses of power but no widespread outages.
year1,997

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WYANDOTTE — Cold — TerraPulse