Cold/Wind Chill — Hart, Georgia

1996-01-07 · Hart, Georgia

Wider weather episode

A man died of hypothermia after the car in which he was a passenger went into the water near Hartwell Dam. He escaped the car and walked, apparently to seek help, toward the Ranger station. He was found later. It is not clear how the car ended up in the water. His companion, the driver, drowned. The water twmperature was reported to be about 48 degrees. the weather was windy and quite cold with freezing or near freezing temperatures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5537464. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.