New York, 2013

Cold in New York, November 13, 2013

November 13, 2013 · NWS OKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Cold air and gusty winds resulted in typical late fall conditions behind a cold front.

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS OKX wrote it up.

Cold air and gusty winds resulted in typical late fall conditions behind a cold front.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Cold/Wind Chill, Kings (Brooklyn)

When
November 13, 12:00 AM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where
Kings (Brooklyn) forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.634, -73.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Typical cold late fall weather resulted in a hypothermia related death of a male in Brooklyn due to exposure. Cold air along with gusty winds were the contributing factors.

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
Cold/Wind Chill, Kings (Brooklyn)2013-11-1348MaleUnknownDirect

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.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 483737.