Cold/Wind Chill — Greenwood, South Carolina

2000-01-25 · Greenwood, South Carolina

Wider weather episode

A man in Anderson county was found frozen to death early in the morning. Authorities believe he stumbled and fell overnight and that alcohol contributed to his death from hypothermia. An elderly woman in Greenwood county became disoriented sometime overnight and succombed to hypothermia. The low temperature overnight was between 25 and 30 degrees.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5129601. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.