Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Mchenry, Illinois

2009-01-24 · Mchenry, Illinois

Wider weather episode

Low temperatures ranged from zero to 5 below zero on the morning of January 24th and January 25th. A 74 year old man died in Chicago due to cold exposure. In Johnsburg in McHenry County, a 17 year old male died from hypothermia after walking away from his car which had got stuck in a snow drift early in the morning of January 24th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 150426. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.