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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in North Bay Interior Valleys, California

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 16, 2013 · North Bay Interior Valleys, California

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

In Petaluma, a man sought shelter inside of a dumpster trash bin during sub-freezing temperatures to stay warm. He died when a trash truck picked up the dumpster and compacted the contents.

The wider storm

A prolonged stretch of cold weather across the area brought numerous consecutive days with morning low temperatures at or below freezing across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 431932. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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