Cold/Wind Chill — Cass, Illinois

2019-02-01 · Cass, Illinois

Event narrative

A 72 year-old Germantown Hills woman died of hypothermia during the early morning of February 1st. The woman had gone to her garage the night before, but had not returned to her house after several hours. Her husband eventually found her in the garage during the morning of the 1st. She was rushed to the hospital, but pronounced dead when efforts to warm her were unsuccessful.

Wider weather episode

A 72 year-old woman died of hypothermia during the early morning of February 1st. While temperatures were slowly rebounding from a record-breaking cold snap in late January, she was exposed for several hours to readings in the single digits and teens.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 797647. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.