Cold/Wind Chill — Stearns, Minnesota

2014-01-09 to 2014-01-10 · Stearns, Minnesota

Event narrative

An 83 year old woman was last seen leaving her home in Melrose on the afternoon of January 9. It appears as if her car got stuck in a snow bank near a farm and she began walking for help. She was found dead the next day. Relatives stated she had a history of dementia. The high temperature at Sauk Centre (the nearest ASOS or AWOS site) on the afternoon of the 9th was 18 degrees F. The low that night was 15 degrees, and the temperature rose to 27 degrees by 530 pm on the 10th. The coldest wind chill during that time was 1 degree F above zero.

Wider weather episode

An 83 year old woman was last seen leaving her home in Melrose (Stearns County) on the afternoon of January 9. It appears as if her car got stuck in a snow bank near a farm and she began walking for help. She was found dead the afternoon of the 10th. Relatives stated she had a history of dementia. The high temperature at Sauk Centre (the nearest ASOS or AWOS site) on the afternoon of the 9th was 18 degrees F. The low that night was 15 degrees, and the temperature rose to 27 degrees by 530 pm on the 10th. The coldest wind chill during that time was 1 degree F above zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 498332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.