Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Barber, Kansas
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill December 18, 2016 · Barber, Kansas
What the National Weather Service wrote
The coroner reported that a 52 year old male froze to death sometime between midnight and 12 PM on the 18th. The location was near Manter. The individual apparently was under the influence of drugs and got locked out of his home and was not able to get back inside. Low temperatures were around 20 below zero.
The wider storm
A brutally cold airmass settled across the region behind several strong cold fronts. The coldest air was observed on the 18th with low temperatures well below zero. The coldest reading was -27F near Kendall. There was one fatality due to the cold, although other circumstances led to the eventual death.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 672343. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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