Cold/Wind Chill, Bay
- When
- March 9, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bay forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 43.721, -83.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Michigan, March 9, 1998
A Kawkawlin man passed out while walking home from a local tavern. A steady, cold rain was falling, and the man died from hypothermia.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DTX wrote it up.
A Kawkawlin man passed out while walking home from a local tavern. A steady, cold rain was falling, and the man died from hypothermia. Alcohol was likely a contributing factor.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Bay | 1998-03-09 | 42 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5633046.