Cold/Wind Chill — La Crosse, Wisconsin

2016-02-08 to 2016-02-09 · La Crosse, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A woman that left a La Crosse drinking establishment during the early morning hours of February 8th passed away from exposure. Observations from the automated weather observing equipment at the La Crosse airport indicated temperatures were between 15 and 20 degrees, light snow was falling, sustained wind speeds were between 15 and 25 mph creating wind chills of 0 to 5 above while the woman was outdoors.

Wider weather episode

A woman passed away from exposure in early February in the city of La Crosse (La Crosse County). The woman left a drinking establishment early February 8th and her body was found the next day. Observations from the automated weather observing equipment at the La Crosse airport indicated temperatures were between 15 and 20 degrees, light snow was falling, sustained wind speeds were between 15 and 25 mph creating wind chills of 0 to 5 above while the woman was outdoors.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 623305. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.