An elderly woman was found dead lying outside her home at 12:11 pm. It is believed she fell, broke her hip and died of hypothermia.
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An elderly woman was found dead lying outside her home at 12:11 pm. It is believed she fell, broke her hip and died of hypothermia. The low temperature in Brainerd that morning was -25F and the high temperature for the day was 14F.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 7, 2:46 AM CST, 9 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 246 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 .DISCUSSION...COLD...DRY HIGH PRESSURE IS ANCHORED OVER THE ND/SD/MN BORDER AREA THIS MORNING WITH A MAINLY CLEAR SKY. THE EXCEPTION IS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR. A FEW LAKE INDUCED CLOUD STREETS ARE IMPACTING A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS AS A LIGHT NW WIND CONTINUES. DO NOT EXPECT ANY PCPN FROM THESE CLOUDS AS THE HIGH WILL DRIFT OVER THE AREA. THE HIGH WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO WI TONIGHT WITH ONE MORE ROUND OF VERY COLD MIN TEMPS SCHEDULED...ESPECIALLY UNDER THE RIDGE AXIS IN WI. MIN TEMPS WILL MODERATE A BIT IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE FA AS WEAK WAA AND THE ARRIVAL OF CLOUDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVE. THIS NEXT SYSTEM IS AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE THAT CLOSES OFF INTO A UPPER LOW BY 00Z SUNDAY NEAR NW MN. A SFC LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LOW...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND A WEAK INVERTED TROF WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FA SATURDAY. THIS IS ANOTHER ARCTIC BASED SYSTEM AND WILL HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME PRODUCING LIGHT SNOW. HOWEVER...THE UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS ARE ENOUGH TO WRING OUT SOME LIGHT SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. THE SFC LOW BECOMES DISORGANIZED SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW DRIFTS INTO SOUTHERN MN. THE INVERTED SFC TROF CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL ATTEMPT TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY. SOME FLURRIES MAY PERSIST FOR A TIME ON SUNDAY UNTIL THE RIDGE ENGULFS THE AREA. NEXT BATCH OF PCPN PROGGED TO AFFECT THE FA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && .AVIATION...QUIET PATTERN WITH VFR OVER NEXT 24 HRS. SFC HIGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM REGION FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH CLOUD DECK LOWERING OVER WRN TERMINALS...INL AND BRD...AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME/HEIGHT WIND PROFILES ON BUFKIT SUGGEST LLWS CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AFTER 9Z SATURDAY OVER WRN TERMINALS. && POINT TEMPS/POPS... DLH 9 -5 18 5 / 0 10 10 40 INL 9 -4 21 4 / 0 10 20 30 BRD 12 -1 18 8 / 0 10 30 30 HYR 12 -16 17 3 / 0 0 10 30 ASX 10 -12 17 4 / 0 0 10 20 && .DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...NONE. WI...NONE. GSF/CANNON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 408 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-081130- KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE- NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE- SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA- SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN- CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON- BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE- 408 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT. LSZ121-140>148-081130- BAYFIELD TO OAK POINT WI-GRAND PORTAGE TO GRAND MARAIS MN- GRAND MARAIS TO TACONITE HARBOR MN- TACONITE HARBOR TO SILVER BAY HARBOR MN- SILVER BAY HARBOR TO TWO HARBORS MN-TWO HARBORS TO DULUTH MN- DULUTH MN TO PORT WING WI-PORT WING TO SAND ISLAND WI- SAND ISLAND TO BAYFIELD WI-OAK POINT TO SAXON HARBOR WI- 408 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GSF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
An elderly woman was found dead lying outside her home at 12:11 pm. It is believed she fell, broke her hip and died of hypothermia. The low temperature in Brainderd that morning was -25F and the high temperature for the day was 14F.
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, Crow Wing | 2008-03-07 | 74 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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