Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Gregg, Texas

2017-01-07 · Gregg, Texas

Wider weather episode

A bitterly cold arctic air mass settled south across all of the Ark-La-Tex region during January 6th and 7th, with low temperatures plunging into the lower and middle teens across much of the area during the morning of the 7th. A 72 year old male was found dead under the railroad bridge in the 100 block of Spur 63 in Longview, Texas just before 1 pm on the 7th while lying on a blanket with a t-shirt on and partially covered with a jacket. Police believe that this male succumbed to these extremely cold temperatures/exposure conditions, with the Longview Regional Airport recording a low temperature of 15 degrees earlier that morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 668659. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.