Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Evangeline, Louisiana

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 7, 2014 · Evangeline, Louisiana

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

An Opelousas woman was found dead near Ville Platte after becoming missing a few days prior. The elderly woman suffered from dementia, but she died from exposure. Video shows the woman entering the park alone the day before. The low temperature at nearby KLFT was 20 degrees.

The wider storm

A strong cold front swept through during the 5th with strong north winds behind the boundary pushing tides below normal and hindering ship traffic. Very cold temperatures also swept into South Louisiana behind the boundary. Two people were reported dead from exposure.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 486191. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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