Cold/Wind Chill — Brown, Wisconsin

2018-01-02 to 2018-01-07 · Brown, Wisconsin

Event narrative

A 60 year old woman was found dead outside her residence in Green Bay on the morning of the 3rd. It is estimated that she died late on the 2nd, probably around midnight. Temperature in Green Bay near her estimated time of death were in the single digits and wind chills were below zero.

Wider weather episode

Subzero low temperatures, highs mainly in the single digits, and wind chills in the 20 below to 34 below zero range were common during the first week of January. Two people died in the cold. A man, who went missing, died in the woods near Niagara (Florence Co.), and a woman died outside her Green Bay (Brown Co.) home. It is believed that the Green Bay woman tripped and hit her head while looking for her keys.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 734806. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.