Cold/Wind Chill in Effingham, Illinois

Cold/Wind Chill February 2, 2011 – February 4, 2011 · Effingham, Illinois

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Due to an extended power outage during a period of extremely cold temperatures, a man suffering from a chronic respiratory condition died of hypothermia in rural Dieterich.

The wider storm

In the wake of a powerful storm system that brought copious amounts of snow and ice to central Illinois, strong Canadian high pressure built into the region from February 2nd through February 4th. Actual air temperatures dropped below zero during the overnight hours, while wind-chill readings fell as low as 15 below zero. Due to an extended power outage during this period of bitterly cold weather, a man in rural Dieterich died as a result of hypothermia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 286084. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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