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DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA

5676985

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event_typeCold/Wind Chill
ncei_event_id5,676,985
episode_id2,151,149
begin_utc1998-12-19T01:00:00+00:00
end_utc1998-12-25T01:00:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeZ
cz_nameDENVER METROPOLITAN AREA
deaths_direct3
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct15
injuries_indirect0
damage_crops0
wfo_sourceNEWSPAPER
event_narrativeAn Arctic airmass settled in over northeastern Colorado dropping overnight temperatures well below zero for 6 consecutive days. Overnight temperatures bottomed out at 19 degrees below zero on the morning of the 22nd. At least 15 people, mostly homeless, were treated for hypothermia at area hospitals. The bitter cold weather was responsible, either directly or indirectly, for at least 5 fatalities. Three of the victims died directly from exposure. The cold weather also caused intermittent power outages. Following the cold snap, thawing water pipes cracked and burst in several homes and business causing extensive damage. No estimate of the damage, however, was available.
year1,998

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