Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Orange
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.402, -74.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
An arctic cold front swept across the region during Sunday afternoon, January 16th. On January 18th, wind speeds averaging 15 mph combined with temperatures from 0 to 5 above zero, produced wind chill values from 20 degrees below 0 at Central Park to 30 degrees below 0 at LaGuardia Airport.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 OKX wrote it up.
An arctic cold front swept across the region during Sunday afternoon, January 16th. Strong and gusty northwest winds combined with well below normal temperatures and produced extremely low wind chill values mainly from midnight to 10 am on January 17th and from 1 am to noon on January 18th.On January 17th, wind speeds from 15 to 20 mph combined with temperatures from 5 to 10 degrees above 0, produced wind chill values from 15 to around 20 degrees below 0 in New York City and from 20 to 30 degrees below 0 across the Lower Hudson Valley.On January 18th, wind speeds averaging 15 mph combined with temperatures from 0 to 5 above zero, produced wind chill values from 20 degrees below 0 at Central Park to 30 degrees below 0 at LaGuardia Airport. Wind chills across the Lower Hudson Valley were 30 to 35 degrees below 0.All 3 people in New York City died from exposure to extremely low wind chill values and extremely cold temperatures, as follows:o A homeless man from Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn was found dead outdoors. o A homeless man from Queens was found dead in a car.o A woman was found dead on the roof of a hospital. She wandered outdoors and was found near a door which led to the roof.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Putnam
- When
- January 17, 12:00 AM EST to January 18, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 41.427, -73.749 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Rockland
- When
- January 17, 1:00 AM EST to January 18, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockland forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -74.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northern Westchester
- When
- January 17, 1:00 AM EST to January 18, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Westchester forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southern Westchester
- When
- January 17, 1:00 AM EST to January 18, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Westchester forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.152, -73.753 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Queens
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Queens forecast zone
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kings (Brooklyn)
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Bronx
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bronx forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.827, -73.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, New York (Manhattan)
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- New York (Manhattan) forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.774, -73.970 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Richmond (Staten Is.)
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Richmond (Staten Is.) forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -74.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Nassau
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nassau forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northwest Suffolk
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southwest Suffolk
- When
- January 17, 2:00 AM EST to January 18, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southwest Suffolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Northeast Suffolk
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM EST to January 18, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Southeast Suffolk
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM EST to January 18, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southeast Suffolk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.941, -72.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Queens | 2000-01-17 | 75 | Female | Long Span Roof | Direct |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Queens | 2000-01-18 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kings (Brooklyn) | 2000-01-18 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17, 2000
More
Every storm in New York in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5128010, 5128011, 5128012, 5128013, 5128014, 5127569, 5127570, 5127571, 5127572, 5127573, 5128015, 5128016, 5128105, 5128106, 5128107.