Cold/Wind Chill — Vernon, Wisconsin

2013-03-07 to 2013-03-08 · Vernon, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A 93 year old lady passed away due to hypothermia from exposure to the cold after wandering away from a Viroqua care facility. The automated weather observing equipment at the Viroqua airport reported temperatures in the teens with an overnight low on the 7th of 12 degrees.

Wider weather episode

An elderly western Wisconsin woman wandered away from a care facility in Viroqua (Vernon County) and died of hypothermia from exposure to the cold. The automated weather observing equipment at the Viroqua airport on March 7th reported temperatures in the teens with an overnight low of 12 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 438836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.