A homeless man died from hypothermia in the city of Kenosha.
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A homeless man died from hypothermia in the city of Kenosha.
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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 15, 11:33 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1133 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017 .UPDATE...Thin spots continue to increase and have shifted south into southern Wisconsin and also linger in the northeast. Appears stratus is turning more cellular in nature, but large shield remains over northern and central WI. Still think this may shift southward for a time into southern WI during the late night before more widespread clearing develops Thursday morning. && .AVIATION(06Z TAFS)...Varying ceilings between MVFR and VFR expected through the late night as stratus beginning to thin and break up in spots. Gusty northwest winds will slowly diminish through mid-morning Thursday. && .PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 953 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017) UPDATE...Widespread stratus beginning to thin in parts of far western Wisconsin as well parts of the northeast and east central. This trend may continue as cold air advection begins to wane and short wave ridging begins to spread in from the west. Blustery WNW winds of 15 to 25 knots with gusts as high as 30 knots will continue next few hours before diminishing. Overnight temperatures look in good shape. MARINE...Few gusts reaching Gale Warning levels off shore. Racine Reef observation reported gust to 35 knots around 03z. Few more gale gusts are possible through the late night but mostly wind gusts are expected to remain at or below 33 knots. May yet upgrade to Gale Warning in next few hours. Otherwise, Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through Thursday morning due to gusty WNW winds. PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 544 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017) UPDATE...Low clouds will linger for much of the night. Increasing subsidence and low level drying should result in partial clearing Thursday morning with mid-high clouds already expected to stream into the area Thursday afternoon and evening. Strong, gusty northwest winds will continue this evening, then slowly diminish. Surge of colder air will result in temperatures falling into the low to mid 30s during the evening. AVIATION(00Z TAFS)...MVFR ceilings should overspread far southeast Wisconsin in the next hour or two. Low level cold air advection behind cold front will result in low clouds over southern WI for much of the night. Low clouds may linger into Thursday morning before clearing. Gusty northwest winds will continue overnight but slowly diminish. PREV DISCUSSION... (Issued 227 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017) SHORT TERM... Rest of this afternoon into Thursday - Confidence...Medium to High Cold advection stratus wrapping southeast into srn WI overtaking any brief clearing due to dry slot. Lingering rain shifts out by mid/late afternoon. Low level RH progs show that this cloud cover should hang around into late tonight or early Thursday. Surface pressure gradient remains tight into Thursday morning then high pressure builds in from the west for the afternoon easing the wind field. Friday Through Sunday...Forecast Confidence Is Medium... A strong trough moves across the northern plains and becomes more negatively tilted as it moves east of Wisconsin by Saturday. The GFS and Canadian have continued the trend toward the slower and slightly weaker trough. A surface low will intensify, especially just east of the lake Huron area Saturday. Models are more in line, but the ECMWF and now the canadian is a still a little more south in the cyclogenesis. Warm air advection develops Thursday night and begins to bring more moisture into the region. The models are still dry Thursday night, with light rain spreading in friday, especially afternoon. By the time this occurs, precipitation type should be rain. There is some elevated CAPE around 150 Joules/kg on the GFS Friday evening. It will be windy, both ahead of, and especially behind the low, any wind advisories are unlikely. Possibility of snow accumulations in our area is low, as by the time the cold air moves in behind the low, the precipitation is diminishing. By Sunday afternoon a surface ridge will be moving across Wisconsin, diminishing the winds. LONG TERM... Monday Through Wednesday...Forecast Confidence Is Medium... A somewhat cyclonic northwest flow Sunday night becomes more zonal Monday across southern Wisconsin. The ECMWF has a quicker and stronger shortwave in the northern stream over south central Wisconsin that drops into the Great Lakes region Tuesday. The GFS is much weaker with this feature, with the canadian more of a compromise. A south flow begins sunday night and Monday, with a surface low moving north of the lake Superior region Monday night. This then brings some cold air advection into southern Wisconsin, quicker and stronger on the ECMWF Tuesday. With the track of the low so far north, little precipitation is indicated. AVIATION(21Z TAFS)... A cold front continues to shift to the east of WI with still some lingering rain across the northeast cwa. Lighter showers in the southeast. A window of breaks in the overcast noted between dry slot and incoming cold advection stratus from the northwest. Should see more breaks in the clouds for Thursday as a ridge of high pressure edges closer and scours out some of the low level RH/MVFR cloud deck. MARINE... Small Craft Advisory in good shape. Wind shift has occurred with passage of cold front. WNW winds will be gusty with the higher waves shifting more towards the open waters due to the offshore component. && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. LM...Small Craft Advisory until noon CST Thursday for LMZ643>646. && Update...MBK Tonight/Thursday and Aviation/Marine...Collar Thursday Night through Wednesday...Hentz
Hazardous Weather Outlook...CORRECTED National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 436 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-162145- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 436 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Wednesday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. LMZ643>646-162145- Sheboygan to Port Washington WI- Port Washington to North Point Light WI- North Point Light to Wind Point WI- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL- 436 PM CST Wed Nov 15 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for brisk northwest to north winds causing higher waves toward open waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Wednesday The Small Craft Advisory continues until noon Thursday. Winds and waves will likely reach Small Craft Advisory levels again Friday into Sunday. Gale force northwest winds are possible Saturday and Saturday night. Hentz www.weather.gov/mkx
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office reported hypothermia as the underlying cause of death of a homeless man. The man was found outside in a used car lot. Temperatures were in the 30s Fahrenheit.
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, Kenosha | 2017-11-16 | 49 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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