Extreme Cold/Wind Chill

Events

19,289

Deaths

287

Injuries

65

Damage

$361 million

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.

• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 13 to 19, 202128 deaths · $138 million · 92 eventsA historic winter storm, that began on February 9th, 2021, continued to cripple the region through February 19th. One wave of winter precipitation moved across the region February 13-15th, with another round of snow and ice on February 16-17th.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 13 to 15, 202119 deaths · 66 eventsA series of weather systems brought several rounds of winter weather to South Central Texas from February 11 through February 18.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, February 1 to 19, 200712 deaths · 14 eventsHigh temperatures were below freezing for the first 18 days of the month. February 4th and 5th were the coldest with high temperatures at Chicago Ohare Airport of only 2 above on the 4th and 5 above on the 5th.
• Extreme Cold in New York, February 4 to 8, 200711 deaths · 4 eventsAn arctic air mass caused subfreezing temperatures across the local area for 5 consecutive days; from February 4th through February 8th.|During this time, the daily mean temperature averaged nearly 15 degrees below normal.|Based on a report by the NYC Medical Examiner's Office,…
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 2 to 8, 20067 deaths · 5 injured · 1 eventAfter the winter storm brought several inches of snow to northern Illinois, cold temperatures settled across the area. Low temperatures on the morning of the 3rd, 4th and 5th were in the single digits.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 23 to 28, 20266 deaths · 54 injured · $2.1 million · 102 eventsThe only winter weather event of the season occurred January 23-25. A mix of sleet and snow fell across the region, but sleet was the predominant precipitation type.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 24 to 26, 20266 deaths · 14 injured · 74 eventsA historically damaging ice storm occurred from southwestern Mississippi northeast through the Delta region into North Mississippi.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 22 to 25, 20085 deaths · 1 eventVery cold air moved across northern Illinois during the middle of January. Low temperatures at Chicago O'Hare Airport reached -4 on the 24th and -5 on the 25th. Five people died due to cold exposure.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, February 12 to 16, 20214 deaths · $61 million · 33 eventsRecord cold and windy conditions gripped Southeast Texas behind the passage of an Arctic front. The extreme cold and increased demand led to widespread power outages, loss of heat for many and led to the bursting of pipes with some losing water for many days.
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 30 to 31, 20194 deaths · $100,000 · 29 eventsA strong low pressure system moved through the Great Lakes region on the morning of January 29 and departed into Canada.
• Extreme Cold in Delaware, February 5 to 6, 20074 deaths · 4 injured · 8 eventsAn arctic air mass that originated near the North Pole invaded Delaware on the 5th and 6th. The combination of the unseasonably cold air and gusty northwest winds produced wind chill factors as low as zero to 10 degrees below zero during the mornings of the 5th and 6th.
• Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 6 to 7, 20144 deaths · 18 eventsAn extremely cold arctic airmass settled over northern Illinois with minimum observed wind chills falling into the -40 F to -50 F range area-wide.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Tennessee, January 14 to 17, 20244 deaths · 21 eventsAn arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across West Tennessee during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Texas, February 14 to 17, 20213 deaths · $60,000 · 31 eventsA historic outbreak of arctic air resulted in record breaking cold temperatures during an extreme cold spell that lasted almost two weeks for some locations across the combined Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles.
• Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 20003 deaths · 15 eventsAn arctic cold front swept across the region during Sunday afternoon, January 16th.
• Extreme Cold in Texas, January 2, 20183 deaths · 3 eventsTwo persons were discovered deceased from hypothermia due to outdoor exposure to subfreezing temperatures.
• Extreme Cold in Kansas, February 6 to 18, 20213 deaths · 25 eventsA historic cold outbreak overspread all of the Plains on February 6th and lasted through February 18th. A persistent Arctic airmass like this hasn't affected the region since the 1980s. There were days where the high temperature did not make it out of the single digits.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Ohio, December 23 to 24, 20223 deaths · 73 injured · 58 eventsA long-duration, multi-faceted winter storm hit northern Ohio just before Christmas 2022 with extreme cold, strong winds, accumulating snow and extensive blowing and drifting of the snow that fell.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 1 to 4, 20112 deaths · 6 injured · $1.4 million · 48 eventsA winter storm impacted west Texas during the pre-dawn hours of the 1st, and marked the onset of a prolonged outbreak of arctic air in the Southern Plains.
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 18 to 20, 20152 deaths · $450,000 · 45 eventsIn less than a week, a second arctic front swept through West Virginia during the early afternoon hours of the 18th. Snow showers formed ahead of the front.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 16 to 17, 20182 deaths · $80,000 · 10 eventsA significant cold front moved through North and Central Texas over the MLK Jr. Holiday weekend. This brought cold air into the region, along with several areas of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
• Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Arizona, October 25 to 27, 20202 deaths · $35,000 · 70 kt wind · 8 eventsA cold front bought very windy conditions and sharply colder temperatures along with areas of snow. Daytime temperatures were 20 to 25 degrees below normal.
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 14, 20002 deaths · 1 eventOne of the coldest air masses of the season worked its way into the Philadelphia region during the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th. The low temperature of 17 degrees at the Philadelphia International Airport was the lowest reading so far this winter.
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, December 3, 20022 deaths · 2 eventsTemperatures across the state averaged well below normal the first week of December. Detroit tied a 131-year record low of 3 degrees Fahrenheit on the morning of the 3rd, while a temperature of -8 degrees Fahrenheit broke the record low in Flint.
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, March 2 to 3, 20022 deaths · 24 eventsA strong arctic cold front began moving into North Texas late night on March 1st, and through all of North Texas by mid morning on March 2nd. Light rain developed behind the front, and changed to a mixture of freezing rain, sleet, and snow as temperatures fell below freezing.

• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 13 to 19, 202130 deaths · $138 million · 92 events
• Extreme Cold in Florida, January 5, 2001$78 million · 3 events
• Extreme Cold in Washington, November 1 to 4, 2002$65 million · 7 events
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, April 29, 2012$15 million · 17 events
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Texas, February 12 to 16, 202159 deaths · $12 million · 33 events
• Extreme Cold in Florida, January 23 to 24, 2003$8.5 million · 15 events
• Extreme Cold in Florida, January 24 to 25, 2003$8.5 million · 14 events
• Extreme Cold in Florida, January 1, 2001$6.0 million · 5 events
• Extreme Cold in Texas, February 1 to 4, 2011$5.0 million · 2 events
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, December 23 to 25, 2022$3.6 million · 12 events
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, May 20, 2002$3.5 million · 2 events
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 6 to 7, 2014$2.3 million · 34 events
• Extreme Cold in Florida, December 31, 2000$2.0 million · 5 events
• Extreme Cold in California, January 28 to 31, 20021 death · $2.0 million · 9 events
• Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, February 1 to 4, 20112 deaths · 6 injured · $1.4 million · 48 events
• Extreme Cold in New Mexico, February 1 to 4, 2011$1.2 million · 7 events
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Arizona, January 1 to 6, 2011$1.1 million · 5 events
• Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 27 to 30, 2014$975,000 · 34 events
• Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, April 29, 2012$950,000 · 3 events
• Extreme Cold in Arkansas, October 9, 2000$750,000 · 3 events
• Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 27 to 30, 2014$700,000 · 4 events
• Extreme Cold and Winter Weather in Ohio, January 6 to 7, 20141 death · $605,000 · 10 events
• Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 2014$500,000 · 4 events
• Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 27 to 30, 2014$500,000 · 9 events
• Extreme Cold in Michigan, December 21 to 29, 2000$475,000 · 17 events

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• Flash Flood
• High Wind
• Winter Storm
• Drought
• Winter Weather
• Tornado
• Heavy Snow
• Flood
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind
• Heat
• Heavy Rain
• Strong Wind
• Excessive Heat
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
• Cold/Wind Chill
• Lightning
• Dense Fog
• Blizzard
• Frost/Freeze
• Ice Storm
• High Surf
• Funnel Cloud
• Wildfire
• Tropical Storm
• Waterspout
• Coastal Flood
• Lake-Effect Snow
• Debris Flow
• Hurricane (Typhoon)
• Dust Storm
• Rip Current
• Storm Surge/Tide
• Marine High Wind
• Sleet
• Avalanche
• Marine Hail
• Astronomical Low Tide
• Marine Tropical Storm
• Tropical Depression
• Freezing Fog
• Lakeshore Flood
• Dust Devil
• Marine Strong Wind
• Dense Smoke
• Marine Hurricane/Typhoon
• Volcanic Ashfall
• Seiche
• Sneakerwave
• Volcanic Ash
• Tsunami
• Marine Tropical Depression
• Marine Dense Fog
• Northern Lights
• Marine Lightning
• Hurricane

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 2026-09-24.