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Event Details
| Event | Cold/Wind Chill |
| State | WISCONSIN |
| County/Area | Columbia |
| WFO | MKX |
| Begin Date | 12/21/2008 02:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/22/2008 12:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Yet another bitter cold air mass pushed across southern Wisconsin in the wake of a winter storm. West winds of 13 to 17 knots (15 to 20 mph) with gusts to 26 to 35 knots (30 to 40 mph) generated wind chills of -20 to -34. Actual air temperatures at the start of this event ranged from -7 at Mineral Point (Iowa Co.) to 21 at Sheboygan, but eventually dropped to a range from -5 at the Lone Rock Airport (Sauk Co.) to a +5 at Timmerman Field in Milwaukee County. A newspaper carrier about 3 miles east of Monticello (Green Co.) died due to exposure after his vehicle got stuck in a snow drift. In Sheboygan County, a man in the Town of Holland died within 1/2 mile of his home due to exposure after his vehicle was involved in an accident. Although not related to the bitter cold wind chills, a vehicle roll-over in southern Sauk County during the overnight hours resulted in 6 people suffering indirectly-related injuries (vehicle moving too fast for slippery conditions). In the city of Milwaukee, the driver of a vehicle lost control on an icy patch on Interstate-43 and went over a guard rail and dropped 15 feet onto an onramp below. The driver suffered serious injuries. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 2 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| WASHINGTON (ZONE) | WASHINGTON (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KENOSHA (ZONE) | KENOSHA (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WAUKESHA (ZONE) | WAUKESHA (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MILWAUKEE (ZONE) | MILWAUKEE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JEFFERSON (ZONE) | JEFFERSON (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DANE (ZONE) | DANE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OZAUKEE (ZONE) | OZAUKEE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DODGE (ZONE) | DODGE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCK (ZONE) | ROCK (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARQUETTE (ZONE) | MARQUETTE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GREEN LAKE (ZONE) | GREEN LAKE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FOND DU LAC (ZONE) | FOND DU LAC (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLUMBIA (ZONE) | COLUMBIA (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHEBOYGAN (ZONE) | SHEBOYGAN (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| IOWA (ZONE) | IOWA (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GREEN (ZONE) | GREEN (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RACINE (ZONE) | RACINE (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WALWORTH (ZONE) | WALWORTH (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAUK (ZONE) | SAUK (ZONE) | WI | 12/21/2008 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 2 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
