Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Wibaux, Montana

2009-12-24 · Wibaux, Montana

Event narrative

A two year old visiting relatives in Wibaux was found dead outside due to hypothermia at 0630 am on December 24th. He had gotten out of the house sometime during the night. Temperatures were around 15 below zero with wind chills near 30 below zero.

Wider weather episode

Temperatures below zero occurred across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 201492. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.