Illinois, 2000

Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 22, 2000

December 22, 2000 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 extreme cold/wind chill, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

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Event by event

1 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When
December 22, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
38.830, -89.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 58 year-old man from Godfrey, Illinois was found dead in his home. He has not been seen for several days. Hypothermia was the suspected cause of death as the temperature in the home was 35 degrees at the time he was found. High temperatures during the week were in the middle teens to middle twenties with lows in the single digits.

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison2000-02-1958MalePermanent HomeDirect

What these are

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.

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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: 5167150.