Cold/Wind Chill — Rock Island, Illinois

2004-01-28 to 2004-01-29 · Rock Island, Illinois

Wider weather episode

A period of abnormally cold weather settled across the Midwest in late January. In Hampton, Illinois, an 82 year old man slipped and fell between his house and garage and was not found until the 29th of January. The coroner report indicated death was a result of hypothermia. Just prior the the bitter cold, another fatality (indirect) occurred. A 75 year old Milan, Illinois man suffering from alzheimers left his house on the night of January 25th, and became even more confused when he could not find the gate on the fenced in property. He attempted to climb over the fence and became hung up and was not discovered until the morning of January 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5384551. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.