Cold/Wind Chill — Kenosha, Wisconsin

1996-01-30 · Kenosha, Wisconsin

Wider weather episode

After the previous day's ground blizzard, very cold arctic air poured into Southern Wisconsin on northwest winds of 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills dropped to 35 to 45 below zero. Maximum temperatures only made it to 3 above zero in Milwaukee (Milwaukee county) after overnight lows across Southern Wisconsin of 5 below to 15 below. There was one directly-related hypothermia death in both Kenosha and Lafayette counties. There was an indirectly-related death in Sheboygan county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5538562. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.