A homeless man died outside from hypothermia after a stretch of cold weather.
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A homeless man died outside from hypothermia after a stretch of cold weather.
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 Dec 1, 9:26 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 926 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered flurries tnt-Mon. - Next chance for snow (20-40%) is Tuesday night through Wednesday, with an Alberta Clipper system. Current expectations are that this snowfall will be light, and could potentially be confined to eastern and east-central WI. - A strong cold front will cross the region Wednesday afternoon/night, bringing blustery conditions and a renewed push of Arctic air to southern Wisconsin. - Additional periods of light snow are possible Friday through Saturday. && .UPDATE... Issued 926 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 Stratus clouds have spread south over much of srn WI via nwly boundary layer flow. Will maintain this cloud cover for tnt and will include flurries. The shortwave trough over the ern Dakotas is still expected to track sewd across ern IA Mon AM with more flurries at least over sw WI. There is uncertainty when the stratus will dissipate and could take until Mon nt when wly flow develops. Gehring && .SHORT TERM... Issued 310 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 Tonight through Monday night: A northwest breeze continues throughout the period, easing off a bit overnight then resuming Monday. Low stratus clouds currently evident on satellite (north of a Wisconsin Dells to Waukesha line) are beginning to erode, and should mostly clear out in the evening. High clouds approach late tonight, holding overnight lows to the teens. 850mb moisture and low clouds rebuild over northern and western WI overnight, drifting into our region on the low-level wind flow Monday. This will result in the potential for flurries across the entire area Monday. We distinctly lack all major forcing mechanisms for ascent on Monday (no lake effect with northwest flow, no synoptic system), hence flurries are the only expected outcome. Highs in the upper 20s to low 30s on Monday, lows in the teens to around 20 Monday night. Sheppard && .LONG TERM... Issued 310 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 Tuesday through Sunday: The next appreciable chance for snow is Tuesday night into Wednesday, associated with an Alberta Clipper system tracking across the northern Great Lakes / southern Ontario Canada. Our forecast calls for a 20-40% chance of snow in said time window, mainly north of a line from the Dells to Janesville (eastern and east-central WI), with lower chances further south and west. Expecting this snow to be light, and largely confined to areas closer to the passing low pressure. However, as shown on the latest ECMWF model run, a light snow across the entire CWA cannot be ruled out. A cold front extending south of the clipper system will sweep across the region Wednesday afternoon/night, bringing gusty northwest winds and a return of arctic air. The remainder of the forecast period is characterized by a gradual moderation of the temperatures and slight snow chances Friday / Saturday. Sheppard && .AVIATION... Issued 926 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 MVFR bkn-ovc stratus will likely remain over much of srn WI tnt into early Mon afternoon given continued nwly flow and upstream stratus. There is then uncertainty whether the stratus will become sct during Mon afternoon or wait until Mon nt. Gehring && .MARINE... Issued 926 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 Polar high pressure around 30.4 inches over the lower and middle Missouri River Valley will get reinforced with an arctic high pressure area from Canada around 30.7 inches by Monday night. Thus modest to brisk northwest winds will continue over Lake Michigan through Monday night. The strong high will then slowly shift east to southeast across the southern Ohio River Valley on Tuesday. The northwest winds will then back to southwest by mid to late Tuesday afternoon over the lake. A deepening low pressure area will then track from southern Manitoba to far eastern Ontario by Thursday morning as a 29.3 inch low. While the low skirts to the north of Lake Michigan expect gusty southwesterly wind into Wednesday before a cold front and accompanying Arctic airmass sweeps across the region Wednesday night. Behind the cold front expect increasing northwesterly winds with an increased potential for gale force gusts overnight Wednesday into Thursday. There may also be a period of moderate freezing spray during this time. Gehring && .MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. LM...None. && Visit us at weather.gov/milwaukee Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube at: www.facebook.com/NWSMilwaukee www.twitter.com/NWSMilwaukee www.youtube.com/NWSMilwaukee
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 211 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-022015- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 211 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 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...Monday through Sunday Flurries are possible areawide on Monday. Snow showers are possible Tuesday night into Wednesday as an Alberta Clipper crosses the region. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. LMZ643>646-022015- 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- 211 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday Small craft conditions are likely from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon. Gale force winds are possible Wednesday night, along with freezing spray. LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-022015- Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.- Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore- Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid lake- Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- 211 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Sunday Increasing potential for gale force winds Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. www.weather.gov/mkx
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
A homeless man was found deceased outside during a stretch of cold weather. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office determined hypothermia as a factor.
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, Milwaukee | 2024-12-02 | 69 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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