Cold/Wind Chill — Peoria, Illinois

2020-01-20 · Peoria, Illinois

Event narrative

An 80 year-old woman was found dead in her home on the morning of January 20th. After an autopsy, the cause of death was determined to be hypothermia due to very cold conditions in her home, which did not have a functioning heater. The low temperature at the Peoria Airport that morning was 9 degrees.

Wider weather episode

A period of very cold weather occurred across central Illinois from the evening of January 18th through the morning of January 20th. High temperatures remained in the teens on the 19th while overnight lows dipped into the single digits. An 80 year-old woman was found dead in her home on the morning of January 20th. After an autopsy, the cause of death was determined to be hypothermia due to very cold conditions in her home, which did not have a functioning heater.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 872110. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.