Wisconsin, 2000

Extreme Cold in Wisconsin, January 22, 2000

January 22, 2000 · NWS MKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A frozen water pipe burst around 0430CST in a city of Kenosha restaurant, resulting in water damage to interior contents. Minimum temperatures the day before ranged from 3 below to 8 below across Kenosha County with daytime maximum readings only 5 to 10 above zero.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
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 MKX wrote it up.

A frozen water pipe burst around 0430CST in a city of Kenosha restaurant, resulting in water damage to interior contents. Minimum temperatures the day before ranged from 3 below to 8 below across Kenosha County with daytime maximum readings only 5 to 10 above zero. Morning lows on the 22nd were 5 to 10 above. While none of these readings were new records, they were considerably below normal for the time of the year.

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Event by event

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

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kenosha

When
January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Kenosha forecast zone
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
42.573, -87.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5129754.