Cold/Wind Chill — Marathon, Wisconsin

2015-02-03 to 2015-02-04 · Marathon, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Temperatures fell from 13 degrees early on the evening of February 3rd, to 6 degrees during the morning of February 4th.

Wider weather episode

A 95-year-old woman wandered away from her home on the evening of February 3rd and was found dead near railroad tracks on the morning of February 4th. Temperatures during the period in which she was missing generally ranged from 6 to 13 degrees with wind chills as low as 5 below zero.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 551214. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.