Cold/Wind Chill — Lower Columbia, Washington

2013-12-05 to 2013-12-06 · Lower Columbia, Washington

Event narrative

An 88 year old woman wandered from her nursing home, became disoriented, and died outdoors. The Cowlitz County Coronor ruled the cause of death Hypothermia. The media reported temperatures of 28 degrees early Friday. Mesonet stations in Longview reported a minimum temperaure of 25 degrees at station AP806 and 27 degrees at LOPW1.

Wider weather episode

Cold High Pressure east of the Cascades combined with offshore winds and clear nights resulted in abnormally cold temperatures for Southwest Washington.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 483161. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.