Cold/Wind Chill — Mclean, Illinois

2014-01-26 · Mclean, Illinois

Event narrative

A 19 year-old man died as a result of hypothermia when he wandered away from the Chateau Hotel in Bloomington on January 26th. He was found in a field and pronounced dead at 8:25 AM. Air temperatures were in the single digits and wind-chill readings ranged from -3 to -8 at the time of his death.

Wider weather episode

A man died in Bloomington as a result of hypothermia during the morning of January 26th. Temperatures were in the single digits and wind-chill readings ranged from -3 to -8 at the time of his death.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 490649. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.