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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Jackson, Missouri

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 1, 2018 · Jackson, Missouri

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Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kansas City Health Department confirmed the fatality of a homeless person, with the extremely cold wind chill values being a primary cause of the fatality.

The wider storm

On the morning of January 1, 2018 temperatures across Kansas City dropped to -11. Light northwest winds contributed to wind chill values across the city dropping to 25 degrees below zero. As a result of the extreme cold at least one homeless person died.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 737791. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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