1982 — Jan 7-18, Extreme Cold Waves, ice/snow storms, esp. South, NE, Midwest –244-314

 

—>314  UPI. “Northern Plains still cold.” Crescent-News, Defiance, OH, 1-20-1982, p. 2.[1]

–>312  UPI. “`Big Freeze’ Stays North.” Evening Review, East Liverpool, OH, 1-20-1982, p. 1.

–>303  UPI/Walker. “Winter death toll over 300.” Greensburg Daily News, IN, 1-19-1982, p.14.

—  302  High-end of range of Blanchard tally based on State and locality breakouts below.

—  300  AP. “Record highs follow cold wave; fog blankets South.” The New Mexican, 1-20-1982, A7.

—  287  AP. “Storm Moving off East Coast, 287 Left Dead.” Laurel Leader-Call, MS, 1-19-1982, 1.[2]

—  276  UPI/Walker. “Coldwave eases some.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-18-1982, p. 1.[3]

—  274  UPI. “Deadly cold wave letting up.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 2.

—  267  AP. “Winds level homes in West.” The Capital, Annapolis, MD, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

—  253  Farmington Daily Times, NM. “Polar Cold Paralyzes Sunbelt.” 1-17-1982, p. 1.

—  251  AP. “Winter’s toll up to 251.” Alamogordo Daily News, NM. 1-17-1982, p. 1.

—  246  AP. “Paralyzing blizzards hit Midwest…” Galveston Daily News, TX. 1-17-1982, 3A.

—  244  Low-end of range of Blanchard tally based on State and locality breakouts below.

—>235  By Jan 15. AP. “Nation bundles up for weekend.” Anderson Daily Bulletin, IN, 1-16-1982, 1.

—>215  By Jan 14. AP. “Death Toll Soars Past 200…” Daily Sentinel, Sitka, AK, 1-14-1982, 1.

—>206  AP. “Second Storm…Death Toll Exceeds 200.” NW Ark Times, Fayetteville, 1-15-1982, p. 1.

—  179  By Jan 13. AP. “Tenacious winter hangs on.” Yuma Daily Sun, AZ, 1-14-1982, p. 3.

—  134  UPI. “Freeze Keeps Stranglehold on North…Dixie.” Altoona Mirror, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 41.

—  >72  Jan 9-12, AP. “Most of nation…deepfreeze; 72 die…” Nashua Telegraph NH. 1-12-1982, p.36.

—  >27  Jan 9-11. AP. “Arctic blast…death…” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, 1-11-1982, 1.

—    19  Jan 9-10. AP. “Deep freeze numbs country.” Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 6.

 

Summary of Deaths by State

 

Alabama:       (20-21)                                    Massachusetts (     1)             Oklahoma      (       1)

Arkansas:       (  2-  3)                                    Michigan        (10-12)                        Oregon           (       1)

Connecticut    (       1)                         Minnesota      (   5- 7)                        Pennsylvania  (     32)

Delaware        (       2)                         Mississippi      (   1- 6)                        Rhode Island (    0-5)

District of Co.(       2)                        Missouri         (   1- 2)                        South Carolina (3-7)

Florida            (       1)                         Montana         (       2)             South Dakota (       3)

Georgia          (  0-11)                                    Nebraska        (       1)             Tennessee       (  6-13)

Illinois             (16-31)                                    New Jersey     (    0-5)                        Texas              (     12)

Indiana           (  7-10)                                    New Mexico   (       2)             Virginia          (     16)

Iowa                (     11)                         New York       (13-16)                        West Virginia ( 1-  9)

Kentucky       (       5)                         No. Carolina (14-20)                        Wisconsin       (       9)

Louisiana       (       6)                         North Dakota (       1)             Wyoming        (  0-  3)

Maryland       (    3-5)                                    Ohio                (     13)

 

Breakout of Fatalities by State

 

Alabama:       (20-21)

–20-21  Blanchard range.[4]

—     21  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart…Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, 1.

—   >20  National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 14.[5]

—     20  NWS WFO, Birmingham, AL. Winter Weather History in Central Alabama. 11-15-2013.[6]

—     19  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4.

—     16  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p32.

Breakout of Alabama winter weather fatalities by cause where noted.

—    1  Level Plains, Jan 12. Male, 54, knocked out by falling ice-covered tree limbs; froze.[7]

—    1  Selma, Jan 11. Female, 92, freezes to death in her home.[8]

—    1  Sumter Co., Jan 14. Hypothermia; female, 79, in unheated trailer house; power failure.[9]

 

Arkansas:       (2-3)

— 3  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

— 2  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

— 2  Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.

— 1  Jan 10-12. Male, 77; apparent hypothermia; found in small trailer with butane heater off.[10]

— 1  Elm Springs area, Jan 19 am. Female motorist, 38, slides on ice covered Brush Creek Rd.[11]

 

Connecticut    (   1)

— 1  Stamford, Jan 9-10. Male “killed in a traffic accident on an icy road.”[12]

 

Delaware        (   2)

— 2  Jan 9-11, off Bowers Beach. Ice flows sink crabbing boat; crabbers die of hypothermia.[13]

 

District of Co. (  2)

— 2  Jan 9-11. Hypothermia; males. NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 19.

 

Florida            (   1)

–1  State, by Jan 12. AP. “Most of nation still in deepfreeze; 72 die…” Nashua Telegraph, NH. 1-12-1982, 36.

–1  Escambia County, Jan 11. Exposure; male, 51, intoxicated, took nap outdoors at party.[14]

 

Georgia          (0-11)

–11  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–10  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

—  7  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

—  0  Have been unable to locate any locality or causality specifics.

 

Illinois             (16-31)

–31  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–31  UPI. “Temperature rises in Illinois; so do spirits.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-19-1982, 7.[15]

–26  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

–23  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–18  State, Jan 9-12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves…116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, 3.

–16  State, Jan 9-10 and 17-18. Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.[16]

–13  State, by Jan 12.[17]

Breakout of Illinois winter weather deaths by locality where noted:

—  1  Alton, Madison County, Jan 10. Female, 44; fire “…related to the bitter weather.”[18]

–13  Chicago area (Cook/Lake co’s.), Jan 9-10. “…weather-related deaths in…Chicago area.”[19]

–8  Cook and Lake Counties, Jan 9-10. Heart attacks brought on by cold/shoveling snow.

–1  Cook and Lake Counties, Jan 9-10. Male; shoveling snow, exact cause not noted.

–4  Cook and Lake Counties, Jan 9-10. Exposure/hypothermia.

–1  Chicago, Jan 9-10. Male “froze to death on a fire escape” over weekend.[20]

—  1  Chicago southside, by Jan 18. Male found frozen underneath outside stairway.[21]

—  1  Markham, Cook Co., Jan 17. Male, 39, found frozen on back porch; locked out.[22]

—  1  Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Jan 10. Boy, 5-years-old; fire “…related to the bitter weather.”[23]

 

Indiana           (7-10)

–10  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, 1.

—  9  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

—  7  Rushville Republican, IN. “First cold…then snow.” 1-13-1982, p. 1.[24]

—  7  Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.[25]

—  6  Jan 9-12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

Breakout of Indiana winter weather deaths by locality, where noted.

–1  Green Co., US 31, Jan 12. Truck driver, 42, when her rig crashed on snow-covered road.[26]

–1  Indianapolis, Jan 11. Exposure to cold; male, 61, found near death in unheated apartment.[27]

–1  Kokomo, Jan 10. Hypothermia; female, 62, in home; chimney clogged by snow.[28]

–1  Kosciusko County, Jan 9-10. Elderly male went outside home; disoriented; hypothermia.[29]

–1  Madison County, I-69 near IN-13. Male driver, 26, lost control of semi-trailer truck on ice.[30]

–1  Plymouth, Marshall County, Jan 12. Heart attack while shoveling snow; male, 86.[31]

–1  Valparaiso, Jan 17. Heart attack after shoveling snow; male, 68, outside his home.[32]

 

Iowa                ( 11)

–11  State.  Blanchard tally based on AP report of Jan 12 and NCDC locality breakouts.

–10  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, 1.

—  9  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

—  7  State, Jan 9-11. AP. “Most of nation still in deepfreeze; 72 die…” Nashua Telegraph, NH. 1-12-1982, p.36.

—  6  UPI. “In comparison, a heat wave.” The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

Breakouts by locality, where noted (11):

–1  Akron vicinity, Jan 9. Male, 67; exposure; car mired/stalled in Highway 3 snowdrift.[33]

–2  Centerville, Jan 16-17. Elderly males, found dead on city streets.[34]

–1  Davenport area, US Hwy 61, Jan 9. Male driver, 38, hits snowdrift, goes into path of truck.[35]

–1  Des Moines, Jan 16-17. Male, 34; heart attack trying to start car in “arctic” temp.[36]

–1  Dubuque downtown, Jan 15-16. Exposure, male in alley; 23° below zero cold.[37]

–1  Kellogg, Jan 10. Exposure; male farmer, 51, after walking 1½ miles to his parents home.[38]

–1  Kensett area, Worth Co., Jan 15-16. Male, 34; exposure; car stuck in snow, walked away.[39]

–1  Preston area, Jackson County, Jan 9-11. Male; exposure in frozen cabin.[40]

–1  Rowley area, Hwy. 150, Jan 9. Motorist hit by truck while trying to help another motorist.[41]

–1  Sioux Rapids, Jan 16. Exposure; female, 84; wandered from nursing home; 64° below.[42]

 

Kentucky       (   5)

— 5  Blanchard tally based on reports below.

— 1  Jan 9-10. “a Kentucky man…froze to death in an unheated trailer.”[43]

— 4  Jan 10-11. Cold-related accidents. NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18.

 

Louisiana       (   6)

–6  State. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.

–5  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

Breakout of Louisiana winter weather deaths by locality:

–2  Collinston, Morehouse Parish, Jan 12. House fire from space heater; mother and daughter.[44]

–1  De Quincy, Calcasieu Parish, Jan 13. Burns; space heater ignites clothing; female, 96.[45]

–1  Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Jan 13. Hypothermia; elderly male in unheated home.[46]

–1  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Jan 12. Electric power service male electrocuted; downed line.[47]

–1  Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Jan 12. Hypothermia; female, 102; unheated home.[48]

 

Maryland       (3-5)

–4  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–3  State, by Jan 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

–3  Blanchard tally of deaths noted by locality and date below.

–2  State, by Jan 12. AP. “Most of nation still in deepfreeze; 72 die…” Nashua Telegraph, NH. 1-12-1982, 36.

Breakout of Maryland winter weather fatalities by locality where noted.

–1  Baltimore, Jan 11. Heart attack (outdoor cold exposure contributing factor); male, 63.[49]

–1  Millington, Kent County, Jan 9-11. Hypothermia; male in his unheated home.[50]

–1  Washington County, Jan 16. Hypothermia; male, 50, apparently slipped, fell, unconscious.[51]

 

Massachusetts (   1)

— 1  Lowell, Jan 9. Exposure; male 29, found frozen in driveway.[52]

 

Michigan        (10-12)

—>12  UPI. “Temperatures take nosedive…winter storm.” Daily Press, Escanaba, MI, 1-16-1982, 1.

—  10  Blanchard tally of locality and/or cause of death breakouts below.

—    9 AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

—    7  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

—    6  Jan 9-12. AP. “Most of nation still in deepfreeze; 72 die…” Nashua Telegraph, NH. 1-12-1982, p. 36.

Breakouts by date and/or locality (9):

— 1  State, Jan 10. Storm-related auto accident. NCDC. Storm Data, V.24, N.1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

— 1  State, Jan 16-17. Storm-related auto accident. NCDC. Storm Data, 24/1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

— 1  State, Jan 10. Storm-related heart attack. NCDC. Storm Data, V. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

— 2  State, Jan 16-17. Storm-related heart attacks. NCDC. Storm Data, V24, N1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

— 1  Detroit, Wayne County, Jan 9-10. “…a man…froze to death in Detroit.”[53]

— 1  Detroit, Wayne County, Jan 12. Exposure; female after apparently locking herself out.[54]

— 1  Grand Rapids area, Jan 15. Male, 20, struck by car while standing by snow-stranded car.[55]

— 1  Livonia, Jan 16-17. Exposure; male. NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

— 1  Warren, Jan 10. Exposure, male. NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

 

Minnesota      (5-7)

— 7  State, Jan 9-12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

— 6  State, Jan 9-11. UPI. “Record cold wave…” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-11-1982, p. 1.

— 5  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, 1.

— 5  Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.

— 4  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

— 2  State, Jan 9-10. Traffic deaths “that were indirectly related to the weather.”[56]

Breakout of winter weather related deaths in Minnesota by locality where noted:

— 1  Balaton area, Lyon County, Highway 11, Jan 9. Vehicle motorist; blinding snow on road.[57]

— 1  Little Falls, Jan 7. Exposure; female, 61, outside her apartment in 20-below weather.[58]

— 1  Mower County, Jan 9. Exposure/hypothermia; stranded motorist.[59]

— 1  Norman County, Jan 9. Exposure/hypothermia; stranded motorist.[60]

— 1  Worthington, Jan 15-16. Exposure; male found outside building without warm clothing.[61]

 

Mississippi      (1-6)

–6  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–5  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–4  By Jan 12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves Deep South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

–1  Columbus, Jan 11. Female, 92, frozen to death at home. NCDC. Storm Data, 24/1, p.21.[62]

 

Missouri         (   2)
— 2  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

— 1  St Louis, Jan 11-12. Hypothermia; male, 81, found dead in freezing apartment.[63]

 

Montana         (   2)

— 2  Garrison area, I-90. Jan 15. Vehicular. NCDC. Storm Data, 24/1, Jan 1982, p. 21.

 

Nebraska        (   1)

— 1  Hartington, Jan 9-10. Exposure; elderly female wandered away from nursing home.[64]

 

New Jersey     (  >5)

— 5  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

— 0  Blanchard location of any specific date, locality or causality reports.

 

New Mexico   (   >2)

–2  By Jan 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.[65]

— 0  Blanchard location of any specific date, locality or causality reports.

 

New York       (14-16)

–16  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

–14  State. Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.

–13  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

—  8  By Jan 12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves…South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

Breakout of New York Winter Weather deaths by locality, where noted:

–1  Binghamton, Broome County, Jan 10-12. Exposure; male, 64, fell asleep in vacant bldg.[66]

–1  Brooklyn, Jan 11. Exposure; person whose body was found on a Brooklyn street.[67]

–1  Bronx, Jan 18. Male baby, 2-months. “Police said the victim…apparently froze to death.”[68]

–5  Buffalo, by Jan 12. AP. “Buffalo recoils from storm.” Post-Star, Glens Falls NY, 1-13-1982, 3.

–3  Jan 10-11. Heart attacks while shoveling snow.[69]

–2  Jan 10-12. Exposure/hypothermia.[70]

–3  Buffalo, Jan 11. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, PA, 1-12-1982, p.1.

–1  Buffalo, Jan 11. Male “froze to death in his car stranded on a downtown street.”[71]

–1  Fulton, Oswego County, Jan 10-15. Hypothermia; homeless male, 67, in his pickup truck.[72]

–1  Hammond, St. Lawrence County, Jan 11. Female passenger, 20, on snowmobile, in crash.[73]

–1  Ithaca, Jan 15. Male motorist, 29, car left snow-covered and slushy road; hit utility pole.[74]

–1  Mays Point, Jan 12. Motorist, 74; his pickup slid on ice/snow covered bridge into water.[75]

–2  Queens, Jan 12. Hypothermia; elderly couple after home furnace malfunctioned.[76]

–2  Western NY, Jan 10-11. Hypothermia; motorists stranded due to heavy snow.[77]

 

North Carolina (14-20)

–20  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–19  AP. “State’s Weather-Related Death Toll Stands at 19.” Wilson Daily Times, NC, 1-15-1982, p. 1.

–18  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

–16  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–14  Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.

–11  State, Jan 10-12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves…South…116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

–11  Statewide, Jan 10-15. Exposure and/or hypothermia. NCDC. Storm Data, 24/1, p. 22.

—  7  By Jan 11. Daily Times-News, Burlington, NC. “Frigid cold blamed for…death.” 1-12-1982, 1.

Breakout of winter weather related deaths in North Carolina by locality, alphabetically.

—  1  Asheville, Jan 9. Exposure; male, 65, found dead outside his car; temps dropped to -10°.”[78]

—  1  Bunnlevel, Harnett County, Jan 10-11. Hypothermia; female, 46, in her unheated home.[79]

—  1  Chatham County, Jan 11. Male, 53, “apparently froze to death” according to State MEO.[80]

—  1  Fayetteville, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 51, in vacant unheated house.[81]

—  1  Greensboro, Jan 14. Apparent exposure; male 55, found on dead-end street ~11:35 pm.[82]

—  1  Guilford County (NW), Jan 10. Hypothermia; female, 90, unheated home.[83]

—  1  High Point, Jan 10. Exposure; male, 41, found dead behind a Goodwill store.[84]

—  1  Jacksonville, Jan 11. Exposure; female, 52, found dead in a ditch (citing county ME).[85]

—  2  Moore County, found dead Jan 11am. Exposure; male and female, mid-50s in their yard.[86]

—  1  Ossipee area, Alamance County, Jan 11. Hypothermia; female, 90, unheated home.[87]

—  1  Reidsville, Jan 10. Hypothermia; female 78; home with only small fireplace for heat.[88]

—  1  Robeson County. Body of male, 46, found frozen or rural road ½ mile from home.[89]

—  1  Sanford, Jan 14. Exposure; male, 49, found frozen outside Sanford Surgical Clinic.[90]

 

North Dakota ( 1)

— 1  Bismarck, Jan 14-15. Male, 75; apparent heart attack while shoveling snow.[91]

 

Ohio                (13)

–13  Blanchard tally based on locality and/or cause breakouts below.

—  8  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

—  6  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

—  6  By Jan 12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves Deep South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

Breakout of Ohio winter weather fatalities by cause, where noted:

–2  Ada area, Hancock Co. Jan 16. Females, 21 & 18; car slid on ice through stop sign/hit.[92]

–1  Akron, Jan 11. Hypothermia; elderly female [77] in home after heating system failed.[93]

–1  Cleveland. Jan 11. Apparent heart attack after shoveling snow; male.

–1  Dayton, Jan 11-12. Hypothermia; elderly female in home after heating system failed.[94]

–2  Norwalk area, Jan 16. Car veers around snowdrift, hit by vehicle; father, 45, and son, 11.[95]

–1  Parma. ~Jan 15. Apparent heart attack; male, after working a snow blower.[96]

–1  Strasburg, Jan 17. Pickup and semi slide on ice and collide; male pickup driver, 19 killed.[97]

–1  Youngstown area, ~Jan 15. Male slipped on ice, apparently hitting head.[98]

–3  Jan 10. “Weather-related auto accidents…” Locations not noted.[99]

 

Oklahoma      (  1)

— 1  Binger, Caddo County, Jan 10. Exposure; male, 62, apparently fell on his porch.[100]

 

Oregon           (  1)

–1  State, by Jan 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

 

Pennsylvania  (32)

–32  Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. “More snow, sleet before daybreak,” 1-20-1982, p. 6.[101]

–32  Blanchard tally of deaths by locality noted below.

–28  UPI. “Cold Claims Three Lives in State.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 10.

–26  Associated Press. “More Die as Result of Weather.” Titusville Herald, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 1.

–23  UPI. “Cold blamed in 3 more deaths.” New Castle News, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

–21  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

–20  UPI. “Bitter cold coming back.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA. 1-15-1982, p. 2.

–19  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–16  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–14  Jan 9-12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

–13  Jan 9-12. AP. “Snowstorm…Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3.

–12  Jan 9-12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves Deep South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

Breakout by locality, where noted:

–1  Alverda, Jan 12. Male, 60, found dead in snow outside home; cold contributing factor.[102]

–1  Avondale, Chester County, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 54, in unheated shack.[103]

–1  Canonsburg, rural, Jan 11. Hypothermia; female, 83; freezing home (jugs of water frozen).[104]

–1  Canonsburg, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 69, in “inadequately heated” home (police).[105]

–1  Conneautville area, Jan 10. Exposure; male, 77; car went in ditch; tried to walk away.[106]

–2  Dallastown, York Co.. CO poisoning; males, 54 and 66; garage, loading salt onto snowplow.[107]

–1  Douglas Township, Jan 13. Snowmobile collision with car; male, 39.[108]

–1  Driftwood, Cameron County, Jan 17. Hypothermia; female, 92, after locking herself out.[109]

–1  Du Bois, Jan 16-17. Hypothermia; female, 73, after collapse in farmhouse bathroom.[110]

–1  Erie, Jan 9. Motorist, 22, “head-on collision…his visibility was impaired by blowing snow.”[111]

–1  Erie, Jan 12. Boy, 9, slipped on icy street while playing, and went under tractor-trailer.[112]

–1  Erie, Edinboro College, Jan 11. “…student found nude near the Erie County campus.”[113]

–1  Falls Township, Bucks County. Boy, 11, when roof of snow fort collapsed, trapping him.[114]

–2  Glenn Campbell, Indiana Co., Jan 11. Males 33 and 58 in head-on collision; snow reduced visibility.[115]

–1  Hempfield Township, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 73, found frozen in unheated home.[116]

–1  Lancaster, Jan 10. Apparent heart attack; male, 67, trying to warm cold car, sub-zero day.[117]

–1  Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., Jan 16-17. Hypothermia; female, 57; gas off in unheated trailer.[118]

–1  Levittown, Jan 18. Male motorist, 30; car skidded on icy road, hit utility pole.[119]

–1  Muncy Valley, Jan 17. Hypothermia; male, 54, outdoors, apparently taking a walk.[120]

–1  New Kensington, Jan 10. Male, 35; icy road, pickup skids; hypothermia, shock.[121]

–1  Philadelphia, Jan 10. Exposure; male vagrant, 58, found dead in parking lot.[122]

–1  Philadelphia, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 83; unheated home.[123]

–1  Philadelphia, Jan 17. Apparent hypothermia; male, 65, body found frozen on city street.[124]

–2  Philadelphia, Jan 18. Hypothermia; female, 64, and male, 89, in boarding home, temp 40.[125]

–1  Philadelphia, Jan 18-19. Hypothermia; homeless male, 60, in basement of vacant building.[126]

–1  Philadelphia, Jan 19 (found). Hypothermia; female, 74, in unheated home.[127]

–1  Phoenixville area, Jan 16. Apparent hypothermia; female, 86, outside her home.[128]

–1  Uniontown, Jan 12. Hypothermia; female, 51, found frozen in unheated apartment.[129]

–1  West Spring Creek, Warren Co., Jan 16. Hypothermia; male, 75, after wood stove went out.[130]

 

Rhode Island (  0-5)

— 5  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

— 0  We do not dispute AP report of 17^th, but have not been able to locate specific fatalities.

 

South Carolina (3-7)

–7  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

–6  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–3  By Jan 12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves Deep South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

–3  Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below.

–2  NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24.

–1  Charleston, Jan 11. Hypothermia. NCDC. Storm Data, V.24, N.1, Jan 1982, p. 24.[131]

–1  Columbia, Jan 11. Hypothermia; male, 72, in home.[132]

–1  Anderson County, Jan 11. Smoke inhalation; male, 39; fire spilled from wood stove.[133]

–3  Anderson County, Jan 13. Children; house fire blamed on faulty wood heater.[134]

–1  Beech Island, Jan 17. Exposure; Greenville man whose body was found in a churchyard.[135]

 

South Dakota (   3)

— 3  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

— 3  NCDC, NOAA, Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24.

Breakout of South Dakota Winter Weather deaths by locality.

— 1  Milbank, Grant County, Jan 15-16. Exposure; male, 75; body found on street corner.[136]

— 1  Scotland, Bon Homme County, Jan 9. Exposure; female, 69, after vehicle stalled.[137]

— 1  Sisseton, Jan 10. Exposure; female, 39, tried to walk for help after vehicle stalled.[138]

 

Tennessee       (6-13)

–13  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

–12  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

—  6  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

—  6  Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.

—  4  NCDC, NOAA, Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 25.

Breakout of Tennessee Winter Weather deaths by locality, where noted.

— 1  Clarksville, Montgomery County, Jan 14. Hyperthermia; male, 19; disoriented outdoors.[139]

— 1  Dyersburg, Dyer Co., Jan 10. Exposure to the cold; male, 42; apparently hit head in fall.[140]

— 1  Knoxville, ~Jan 18. Female motorist, 23, car slid on icy road; struck by train.[141]

— 1  Memphis, Shelby County, Jan 11. Hypothermia; female, 80, “in her ramshackle house.”[142]

— 1  Sweetwater, Monroe Co., Jan 11. Exposure; elderly male; locked himself out of house.[143]

— 1  Locality not noted, ~Jan 14. Snow-sledder, 14, stuck by a car and killed.[144]

 

Texas              (  12)

–12  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–12  AP. “Motorists stranded on Interstate 35.” Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, TX. 1-14-1982, p. 2.

–1  Drowning

–3  Exposure to cold

–2  Fire

–1  Heart attack

–5  Traffic accidents

–12  Blanchard tally of locality breakouts noted below.

–11  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

—  8  By Jan 12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves…South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

—>3  NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 4, April 1982, p. 37.

Breakout of Texas winter weather fatalities by locality when noted.

–1  Alvarado, Jan 12. Drowning; boy, 9, when ice broke under him; went into drainage ditch.[145]

–1  Austin (No.), Jan 12. Female, 94, whose housecoat caught fire from space heater contact.[146]

–1  Boerne and Comfort area, Jan 11. Male motorist when his car slid into a bridge.[147]

–1  Celeste, ~Jan 13. Heart attack, male, 84, while cutting ice on pond in 10° weather.[148]

–1  Cleburne area, Jan 11-14. Boy, 9, fell into ice-covered pond. NCDC (See Alvarado footnote.)

–1  Collin Co. Jan 11. Male, 61; exposure to cold and CO poisoning in parked van.[149]

–1  Fort Worth, Jan 11. Male motorist, 21, when his car skidded off icy street into utility pole.[150]

–1  Harris Co. (NE), Jan 13. Male motorist, 22, when his car skidded on icy road into truck.[151]

–1  Marshall, Jan 11. Hypothermia; male, 68, in unheated house.[152]

–1  Mart, Jan 13. Hypothermia; male, 61, in his unheated one-room house.[153]

–1  Sierra Blanca area, I-10, Jan 11. Male motorist in weather-related accident.[154]

–1  Tatum, Jan 12. Home fire; male, 68; fire in metal barrel burned through rusted bottom.[155]

–1  Locality not noted, by Jan 12. Traffic fatality (notes five, but we have noted four above).[156]

 

Virginia          ( 16)

–16  Blanchard tally of Virginia winter storm deaths by locality.

–13  AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook…” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2.

–12  AP. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

—  8  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

Breakout of Virginia Winter Weather deaths by locality, where noted.

— 1  Appomattox County, Jan 10-11. Male, 63; found frozen at home.[157]

— 1  Beulahville, King William County, Jan 13. Hypothermia; male, 69, in cold home.[158]

— 1  Buchanan County, Jan 14. Male driver, 33; 3-car collision snowy road during snowstorm.[159]

— 1  Caroline County, Jan 9-12. Hypothermia; male, 47, found dead in his yard; extreme cold.[160]

— 1  Henrico County, Jan 14. Male, 20, fractured his skull in sledding accident on snowy road.[161]

— 2  Occoquan Bay, Jan 9-12. Drownings; boat mired in ice sinks; males attempt to swim.[162]

— 2  Potomac River, No. VA. Jan 11. Boating accident; tried walking on ice from stuck boat.[163]

— 1  Richmond, Jan 12-13. Hypothermia; male, 71, found dead in unheated apartment.[164]

— 1  Richmond, by Jan 15. “Richmond-area resident…died from cold-related illnesses.”[165]

— 1  Richmond, Jan 16-18. Hypothermia; male, 70, found dead in his unheated residence.[166]

— 1  Rockbridge County, Buffalo Creek, Jan 13. Girl, 3, fell through ice on a creek.[167]

— 1  Suffolk, Jan 14. Male driver, 21, lost control of car on icy bridge in snowstorm.[168]

— 2  Locations not noted. “…their cars skidded out of control on snow-clogged and icy roads.”[169]

 

West Virginia (1-9)

–9  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–7  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–4  State, by Jan 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

–1  WV-35, Jan 10. Male driver, 56, when his milk tanker slid on patch of ice and overturned.[170]

 

Wisconsin       (  9)

–9  AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

–9  Blanchard tally from locality breakouts below.

–8  AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

–6  By Jan 13. AP. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5.

–5  By Jan 12. AP. “Cold Wave Leaves Deep South with 116 Dead…” Record-Argus, Greenville PA, 1-13-1982.

Breakout of Wisconsin winter weather deaths by locality, where noted:

–1  Blanchardville, Iowa Co. Hwy. F, Jan 11. Exposure; male, 81, after leaving stranded car.[171]

–1  Green Bay, Jan 9-11. Exposure. NCDC. Storm Data, V24, N1, Jan 1982, p. 27.

–1  LaCrosse, Jan 15. Exposure; quadriplegic in wheelchair outdoors near or on a street.[172]

–1  Madison, Jan 16. Heart attack exacerbated by extreme cold; male, 57, outside fixing water pipe.[173]

–1  Merton, Jan 8-9. Exposure/hypothermia; male, 70; stuck in window; locked out of house.[174]

–1  Mukwonago, Waukesha Co., Jan 12. Male, disabled outside home froze, subzero temps.[175]

–1  Reserve, Sawyer Co., Jan 7. Heart attack triggered by exposure; male, 88, outside, subzero temp.[176]

–1  Salem, Kenosha County, Jan 9-11. Exposure. NCDC. Storm Data, V24, N1, Jan 1982, p. 27.

–1  Silver Lake, Lake Crest Mobile Home Park, Jan 14. CO poisoning at home; male, 26.[177]

 

Wyoming        (0-3)

–3  State by Jay 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

–0  While not necessarily doubting UPI report of Jan 12, we have located no specific fatalities.

 

Summary of Cause of Death Breakouts Noted Below

 

Accidents                                                                                                                                (  13)

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning                                                                                               (    3)

Cold-related illness                                                                                                                (    1)

Fires (particularly due to overworked or inappropriate heating devices)                      (    5)

Heart attacks                                                                                                                         (  26)

Hypothermia/Exposure (total of breakouts below)                                                           (113)

Hypothermia/Exposure (Indoors)                                                               (  44)

Hypothermia/Exposure (Outdoors)                                                            (  45)

Hypothermia/Exposure (in/near vehicles)                                                  (  11)

Hypothermia/Exposure (Location not noted)                                            (  13)

Vehicular                                                                                                                               (  45)

Cause of death not noted:                                                                                                    (103)

 

Cause of Death where individually noted

 

Accidents                                                                                                                                (  13)

–1  AL. Level Plains, Jan 12. Male, 54, knocked out by falling ice-covered tree limbs; froze.

–1  LA Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Jan 12. Electric power service male electrocuted; downed line

–1  OH. Youngstown area, ~Jan 15. Male slipped on ice, apparently hitting head.

–1  PA. Erie, Jan 12. Boy, 9, slipped on icy street while playing, and went under tractor-trailer.

–1  PA. Falls Township, Bucks Co. Boy, 11, when roof of snow fort collapsed, trapping him.

–1  TN. Locality not noted, ~Jan 14. Snow-sledder, 14, stuck by a car and killed.

–1  TX. Cleburne area, Jan 11-14. Boy, 9, fell into ice-covered pond.

–1  VA. Henrico Co., Jan 14. Male, 20, fractured his skull in sledding accident on snowy road.

–2  VA. Occoquan Bay, Jan 9-12. Drownings; boat mired in ice sinks; males attempt to swim.

–2  VA. Potomac River, No. VA. Jan 11. Boating accident; tried walking on ice from stuck boat.

–1  VA. Rockbridge County, Buffalo Creek, Jan 13. Girl, 3, fell through ice on a creek.

 

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning                                                                                               (   3)

–2  PA. Dallastown, York Co.. CO poisoning; males, 54 & 66; garage, loading salt onto snowplow.

–1  WI. Silver Lake, Lake Crest Mobile Home Park, Jan 14. CO poisoning at home; male, 26.

 

Cold-related illness                                                                                                                (    1)

–1  VA. Richmond, by Jan 15. “Richmond-area resident…died from cold-related illness.”

 

Fires (particularly due to overworked or inappropriate heating devices)                      (   7)

–1  IL. Alton, Madison County, Jan 10. Female, 44; fire “…related to the bitter weather.”[178]

–1  IL. Jerseyville, Jersey Co., Jan 10. Boy, 5-years-old; fire “…related to the bitter weather.”[179]

–2  LA. Collinston, Morehouse Parish, Jan 12. House fire from space heater; mother/daughter.

–1  LA. De Quincy, Calcasieu Parish, Jan 13. Burns; space heater ignites clothing; female, 96.

–1  TX. Austin (No.), Jan 12. Female, 94; housecoat caught fire from space heater contact.

–1  TX. Tatum, Jan 12. Home fire; male, 68; fire in metal barrel burned through rusted bottom.

 

Heart attacks                                                                                                                         (  26)

–8  IL. Cook and Lake Counties, Jan 9-10. Heart attacks brought on by cold or shoveling snow.

–1  IL. Cook and Lake Counties, Jan 9-10. Male; shoveling snow, exact cause not noted.[180]

–1  IN. Plymouth, Marshall County, Jan 12. Heart attack while shoveling snow; male, 86.

–1  IN. Valparaiso, Jan 17. Heart attack after shoveling snow; male, 68, outside his home.

–1  IA. Des Moines, Jan 16-17. Male, 34; heart attack trying to start car in “arctic” temperature.

–1  MD. Baltimore, Jan 11. Heart attack (outdoor cold exposure contributing factor); male, 63.

–1  MI. Jan 10. Storm-related heart attack.

–2  MI. Jan 16-17. Storm-related heart attacks.

–3  NY. Buffalo, Jan 10-11. Heart attacks while shoveling snow.

–1  ND. Bismarck, Jan 14-15. Male, 75; apparent heart attack while shoveling snow.

–1  OH. Cleveland. Jan 11. Apparent heart attack after shoveling snow; male.

–1  OH. Parma. ~Jan 15. Apparent heart attack; male, after working a snow blower

–1  PA. Lancaster, Jan 10. Apparent heart attack; male, 67, trying to warm car, sub-zero day.

–1  TX. Celeste, ~Jan 13. Heart attack, male, 84, while cutting ice on pond in 10° weather.

–1  WI. Madison, Jan 16. Heart attack exacerbated by extreme cold; male, 57, outside fixing water pipe.

–1  WI. Reserve, Sawyer Co., Jan 7. Heart attack triggered by exposure; male, outside, subzero temp.[181]

 

Hypothermia/Exposure (total of breakouts below)                                                           (113)

 

Hypothermia/Exposure (Indoors)                                                                                       (  44)

–1  AL. Selma, Jan 11. Female, 92, freezes to death in her home.

–1  AL. Sumter Co., Jan 14. Hypothermia; female, 79, in unheated trailer house; power failure.

–1  AR. Jan 10-12. Male, 77; apparent hypothermia; found in small trailer, butane heater off.

–1  IN. Indianapolis, Jan 11. Exposure to cold; male, 61, found near death; unheated apartment.

–1  IN. Kokomo, Jan 10. Hypothermia; female, 62, in home; chimney clogged by snow.

–1  IA. Preston area, Jackson County, Jan 9-11. Male; exposure in frozen cabin.

–1  KY. Jan 9-10. “a Kentucky man…froze to death in an unheated trailer.”

–1  LA. Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Jan 13. Hypothermia; elderly male in unheated home.

–1  LA. Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Jan 12. Hypothermia; female, 102; unheated home.

–1  MD. Millington, Kent County, Jan 9-11. Hypothermia; male in his unheated home.

–1  MS. Columbus, Jan 11. Female, 92, frozen to death at home.

–1  MO. St Louis, Jan 11-12. Hypothermia; male, 81, found dead in freezing apartment.

–1  NY. Binghamton, Broome County, Jan 10-12. Exposure; male, 64 fell asleep in vacant bldg.

–1  NY. Bronx, Jan 18. Male baby, 2-mo. “Police said the victim…apparently froze to death.”

–2  NY. Queens, Jan 12. Hypothermia; elderly couple after home furnace malfunctioned.

–1  NC. Bunnlevel, Harnett County, Jan 10-11. Hypothermia; female, 46, in her unheated home.

–1  NC. Fayetteville, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 51, in vacant unheated house.

–1  NC. Guilford County (NW), Jan 10. Hypothermia; female, 90, unheated home.

–1  NC. Ossipee area, Alamance County, Jan 11. Hypothermia; female, 90, unheated home.

–1  NC. Reidsville, Jan 10. Hypothermia; female 78; home with only small fireplace for heat.

–1  OH. Akron, Jan 11-12. Hypothermia; elderly female in home after heating system failed.

–1  OH. Dayton, Jan 11-12. Hypothermia; elderly female in home after heating system failed.

–1  PA. Avondale, Chester County, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 54, in unheated shack.

–1  PA. Canonsburg, rural, Jan 11. Hypothermia; female, 83; freezing home (jugs of water frozen).

–1  PA. Canonsburg, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 69, in “inadequately heated” home (police).

–1  PA. Du Bois, Jan 16-17. Hypothermia; female, 73, after collapse in farmhouse bathroom.

–1  PA. Hempfield Township, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 73, found frozen in unheated home.

–1  PA. Latrobe, Westmoreland Co., Jan 16-17. Hypothermia; female, 57; gas off; unheated trailer

–1  PA. Philadelphia, Jan 12. Hypothermia; male, 83; unheated home.

–2  PA. Philadelphia, Jan 18. Hypothermia; female, 64, male, 89, in boarding home, temp 40.

–1  PA. Philadelphia, Jan 18-19. Hypothermia; homeless male, 60, in basement of vacant bldg.

–1  PA. Philadelphia, Jan 19 (found). Hypothermia; female, 74, in unheated home.

–1  PA. Uniontown, Jan 12. Hypothermia; female, 51, found frozen in unheated apartment.

–1  PA. West Spring Creek, Warren Co., Jan 16. Hypothermia; male, 75; wood stove went out.

–1  SC. Columbia, Jan 11. Hypothermia; male, 72, in home.

–1  TN. Memphis, Shelby County, Jan 11. Hypothermia; female, 80, “in her ramshackle house.”

–1  TX. Marshall, Jan 11-14. Hypothermia; elderly male in unheated house.

–1  TX. Mart, Jan 13. Hypothermia; male, 61, in his unheated one-room house.

–1  VA. Appomattox County, Jan 10-11. Male, 63; found frozen at home.

–1  VA. Beulahville, King William County, Jan 13. Hypothermia; male, 69, in cold home.

–1  VA. Richmond, Jan 12-13. Hypothermia; male, 71, found dead in unheated apartment.

–1  VA. Richmond, Jan 16-18. Hypothermia; male, 70, found dead in his unheated residence.

 

Hypothermia/Exposure (Outdoors)                                                                                    (  45)

–2  DE. Jan 9-11, off Bowers Beach. Ice flows sink crabbing boat; crabbers die of hypothermia.

–1  FL. Escambia County, Jan 11. Exposure; male, 51, intoxicated, took nap outdoors at party.

–1  IL. Chicago, Jan 9-10. Male “froze to death on a fire escape” during the weekend.

–1  IL. Chicago southside, by Jan 18. Male found frozen underneath outside stairway.

–1  IL. Markham, Cook Co., Jan 17. Male, 39, found frozen on back porch; locked out.

–1  IN. Kosciusko County, Jan 9-10. Elderly male went outside home; disoriented; hypothermia.

–2  IA. Centerville, Jan 16-17. Elderly males, found dead on city streets.

–1  IA. Dubuque downtown, Jan 15-16. Exposure, male in alley; 23° below zero cold.

–1  IA. Kellogg, Jan 10. Exposure; male farmer, 51, after walking 1½ miles to his parents home.

–1  IA. Kensett area, Worth Co., Jan 15-16. Male, 34; exposure; car stuck in snow, walked away

–1  IA. Sioux Rapids, Jan 16. Exposure; female, 84; wandered from nursing home; 64° below.

–1  MD. Washington Co., Jan 16. Hypothermia; male, 50, apparently slipped, fell, unconscious.

–1  MA. Lowell, Jan 9. Exposure; male 29, found frozen in driveway.

–1  MI. Detroit, Wayne County, Jan 12. Exposure; female after apparently locking herself out.

–1  MN. Little Falls, Jan 7. Exposure; female, 61, outside her apartment in 20-below weather.

–1  MN. Worthington, Jan 15-16. Exposure; male found outside building without warm clothing.

–1  NE. Hartington, Jan 9-10. Exposure; elderly female wandered away from nursing home.

–1  NY. Brooklyn, Jan 11. Exposure; person whose body was found on a Brooklyn street.

–1  NC. Greensboro, Jan 14. Apparent exposure; male 55, found on dead-end street ~11:35 pm.

–1  NC. High Point, Jan 10. Exposure; male, 41, found dead behind a Goodwill store.

–1  NC. Jacksonville, Jan 11. Exposure; female, 52, found dead in a ditch (citing county ME).

–2  NC. Moore County, found dead Jan 11am. Exposure; male and female, mid-50s in their yard

–1  NC. Robeson County. Body of male, 46, found frozen or rural road ½ mile from home.

–1  NC. Sanford, Jan 14. Exposure; male, 49, found frozen outside Sanford Surgical Clinic.

–1  OK. Binger, Caddo County, Jan 10. Exposure; male, 62, apparently fell on his porch.

–1  PA. Alverda, Jan 12. Male, 60, found dead in snow outside home; cold contributing factor.

–1  PA. Driftwood, Cameron County, Jan 17. Hypothermia; female, 92, after locking herself out.

–1  PA. Erie, Edinboro College, Jan 12. “…student found nude near the Erie County campus.”

–1  PA. Muncy Valley, Jan 17. Hypothermia; male, 54, outdoors, apparently taking a walk.

–1  PA. Philadelphia, Jan 10. Exposure; male vagrant, 58, found dead in parking lot.

–1  PA. Philadelphia, Jan 17. Apparent hypothermia; male, 65, body found frozen on city street.

–1  PA. Phoenixville area, Jan 16. Apparent hypothermia; female, 86, outside her home.

–1  SC. Beech Island, Jan 17. Exposure; Greenville man whose body was found in a churchyard.

–1  SD. Milbank, Grant Co., Jan 15-16. Exposure; male, 75, body found on city street corner.

–1  TN. Clarksville, Montgomery County, Jan 14. Hyperthermia; male, 19; disoriented outdoors.

–1  TN. Sweetwater, Monroe Co., Jan 11. Exposure; elderly male; locked himself out of house.

–1  VA. Caroline Co., Jan 9-12. Hypothermia; male, 47, found dead in his yard; extreme cold.

–1  WI. Blanchardville, Iowa Co. Hwy. F, Jan 11. Exposure; male, 81, after leaving stranded car.

–1  WI. LaCrosse, Jan 15. Exposure; quadriplegic in wheelchair outdoors near or on a street.

–1  WI. Merton, Jan 8-9. Exposure/hypothermia; male, 70; stuck in window; locked out of house.

–1  WI. Mukwonago, Waukesha Co., Jan 12. Male, disabled outside home froze, subzero temps.

–1  WI. Reserve, Sawyer Co., Jan 7. Heart attack triggered by exposure; male, outside, subzero temp.[182]

 

Hypothermia/Exposure (in/near vehicles)                                                                          (  11)

–1  IA. Akron vicinity, Jan 9. Male, 67; exposure; car mired/stalled in Highway 3 snowdrift.

–1  MN. Mower County, Jan 9. Exposure/hypothermia; stranded motorist.

–1  MN. Norman County, Jan 9. Exposure/hypothermia; stranded motorist.

–1  NY. Buffalo, Jan 11. Male “froze to death in his car stranded on a downtown street.”

–1  NY. Fulton, Oswego Co., Jan 10-15. Hypothermia; homeless male, 67, in his pickup truck.

–1  NC. Asheville, Jan 9. Exposure; male, 65, found dead outside his car; temps down to -10°.

–1  PA. Conneautville area, Jan 10. Exposure; male, 77; car went in ditch; tried to walk away.

–1  PA. New Kensington, Jan 10. Male, 35; icy road, pickup skids; hypothermia, shock.[183]

–1  SD. Scotland, Bon Homme County, Jan 9-12. Exposure; female, 69, after vehicle stalled.

–1  SD. Sisseton, Co., Jan 10. Exposure; female, 39, tried to walk for help after vehicle stalled.

–1  TX. Collin Co. Jan 11. Male, 61; exposure to cold and CO poisoning in parked van.

 

Hypothermia/Exposure (Location not noted)                                                                    (  13)

–2  DC. Jan 9-11. Hypothermia; males.

–1  IL. Cook and Lake Counties, Jan 9-10. Exposure/hypothermia.

–1  MI. Detroit, Wayne County, Jan 9-10. “…a man…froze to death in Detroit.”

–1  MI. Livonia, Jan 16-17. Exposure; male.

–1  MI. Warren, Jan 10. Exposure, male.

–2  NY. Buffalo, Jan 10-12. Exposure/hypothermia.

–1  NC. Chatham Co., Jan 11. Male, 53, “apparently froze to death” according to State MEO.

–1  SC. Charleston, Jan 11. Hypothermia. NCDC.

–1  TN. Dyersburg, Dyer Co., Jan 10. Exposure to the cold; male, 42; apparently hit head in fall.

–1  WI. Green Bay, Jan 9-11. Exposure. NCDC.

–1  WI. Salem, Kenosha County, Jan 9-11. Exposure. NCDC.

 

Vehicular                                                                                                                               (  45)

–1  AR. Elm Springs area, Jan 19 am. Female motorist, 38, slides on ice covered road.

–1  CT. Stamford, Jan 9-10. Male “killed in a traffic accident on an icy road.”

–1  IN. Green County, US 31, Jan 12. Truck driver, 42; her rig crashed on snow-covered road.

–1  IN. Madison County, I-69 ~IN-13. Male driver, 26, lost control of semi-trailer truck on ice.

–1  IA. Davenport, US Hwy 61, Jan 9. Male driver, 38, hits snowdrift, goes into path of truck.

–1  IA. ~Rowley, Hwy. 150, Jan 9. Motorist hit by truck while trying to help another motorist.

–4  KY. Jan 10-11. Cold-related accidents. NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, V24, N1, Jan 1982, p18

–1  MI. Jan 10. Storm-related auto accident.

–1  MI. Jan 16-17. Storm-related auto accident.

–2  MN. Jan 9-10. Traffic deaths “that were indirectly related to the weather.”

–1  Balaton area, Lyon County, Hwy 11, Jan 9. Vehicle motorist; blinding snow on road.

–2  MT. Garrison area, I-90. Jan 15. Vehicular.

–1  NY. Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., Jan 11. Female passenger, 20, on snowmobile, in crash.

–1  NY. Ithaca, Jan 15. Male motorist, 29, car left snow-covered and slushy road; hit utility pole.

–1  NY. Mays Point, Jan 12. Motorist, 74; his pickup slid on ice/snow covered bridge into water.

–2  OH. Ada area, Hancock Co. Jan 16. Females, 21 & 18; car slid on ice through stop sign/hit.

–2  OH. Norwalk area, Jan 16. Car veers around snowdrift, hit by vehicle; father, 45, and son, 11

–1  OH. Strasburg, Jan 17. Pickup & semi slide on ice and collide; male pickup driver, 19 killed.

–3  OH. Jan 10. “Weather-related auto accidents…” Locations not noted.

–1  PA. Douglas Township, Jan 13. Snowmobile collision with car; male, 39.

–1  PA. Erie, Jan 9. Motorist, 22, “head-on collision…his visibility was impaired by blowing snow.”

–2  PA. Glenn Campbell, Indiana Co., Jan 11. Males 33 and 58; head-on collision; snow reduced visibility.

–1  PA. Levittown, Jan 18. Male motorist, 30; car skidded on icy road, hit utility pole.

–1  PA. New Kensington, Jan 10. Male, 35; icy road, pickup skids; hypothermia, shock.

–1  SD. Scotland, Bon Homme County, Jan 9-12. Exposure; female, 69, after vehicle stalled.

–1  SD. Veblen, Marshall County, Jan 9-12. Exposure; female, after vehicle stalled.

–1  TN. Knoxville, ~Jan 18. Female motorist, 23, car slid on icy road; struck by train.

–1  TX. Boerne and Comfort area, Jan 11. Male motorist when his car slid into a bridge.

–1  TX. Fort Worth, Jan 11. Male motorist, 21; car skidded off icy street into utility pole.

–1  TX. Harris Co. (NE), Jan 13. Male motorist, 22; his car skidded on icy road into sand truck.

–1  TX. Sierra Blanca area, I-10, Jan 11. Male motorist in weather-related accident.

–1  VA. Buchanan Co., Jan 14. Male driver, 33; 3-car collision snowy road during snowstorm.

–1  VA. Suffolk, Jan 14. Male driver, 21, lost control of car on icy bridge in snowstorm.

–2  VA. “…their cars skidded out of control on snow-clogged and icy roads.”

–1  WV. WV-35, Jan 10. Truck driver when his milk tanker slid on patch of ice and overturned.

 

Cause of death not noted:                                                                                                    (102)

–17-18  AL.[184]

—       1  AR. Three deaths are noted for AR by AP on Jan 17. We have located details on two.

—     11  GA. AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” 1-17-1982, 4A.[185]

—     15  IL. (AP & UPI note 31 IL deaths; we have located more detail on sixteen.)

—    2-3  IN.

—       2  MD.

—       2  MN.

—       5  MS.

—       1  MO.

—       5  NJ. AP. “Chinook Winds Tear Apart Colorado Homes.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

—       2  NM, by Jan 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

—       2  NY.

—       6  NC.

—       1  OR, by Jan 12. UPI. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

—       5  RI. AP. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A.

—       5  SC

—       7  TN

—       8  WV

—       3  WY

 

Narrative Information by State

 

Alabama

 

NCDC: “Statewide…[Jan] 10-18…20 [deaths]…Winter storm. It began on January 10^th with an invasion of arctic air that sent temperatures to below zero over the north and central counties and to less than 10 degrees over most of south Alabama by early morning of the 11^th. After one of the coldest mornings of the century on the 11h, a crippling ice and snow storm moved into western Alabama during the early morning of the 12^th and spread eastward over the state during the day. The ice accumulated rapidly on the extremely cold surfaces. Traffic soon came to a virtual halt especially in north and central Alabama.

 

“Although businesses and schools dismissed early, the task of reaching home took several hours for many people. In the Birmingham area, where freeways became impassable in a short time, other routes were clogged with bumper to bumper traffic.

 

“The ice tore down tree limbs, trees and powerlines as it accumulated on exposed surfaces. Power outages, that would last several days in some areas, became widespread over the state but the north and central sections were hardest hit. The precipitation continued on the 12^th and generally consisted of freezing rain although some snow persisted in the extreme north and temperatures moderated enough in parts of the extreme south for the precipitation to fall as rain. After some improvement during the morning and early afternoon of the 13^th, a major snow storm hit much of the state during the late afternoon. With many homes already without heat and travel very difficult, if not impassable, the situation became even more critical over the north and central areas where the second storm dumped 1 to 4 inches of snow onto the ice.

 

“The snow storm was followed by another blast of arctic air that sent temperatures to back below zero again over north and central Alabama in the early morning of the 17^th and into the teens over south Alabama.

 

“In Birmingham, it was the first time since records began in the 1880’s that the temperature dropped below zero twice in one winter and was the only the 5^th time on record to have below zero temperatures. The 18^th brought moderating temperatures and rapid improvement in conditions, but the arctic air, ice and snow had left behind their grim statistics.

 

“At least 20 deaths, 300 injuries and 16,000 people were forced into emergency shelters. 8,000 homes were damaged with frozen water pipes. 25 businesses and 10 schools were damaged. There was also extensive damage to roads, forests and agricultural interests. Storm damage was estimated at about 78 million dollars.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, pp. 13-14.)

 

Arkansas

 

NCDC: “All of Arkansas…10 thru 12…Unusual Cold. A strong arctic outbreak moved rapidly over the state on Sunday, the 10^th, resulting in record breaking low temperatures in many areas on the 11^th. Water pipes froze and burst in numerous homes, schools, businesses, and public buildings resulting in tremendous water damage. Several areas experienced temporary electric power outages. Also, gas pressure was briefly too low to operate central heating systems in a number of places. The cold forced many schools and some industries throughout the state to not operated the 11^th and 12^th. One death was partially due to the cold as a 77 year old man was found in his small trailer with the butane heater shut off.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, p. 14.)

 

Delaware

 

NCDC: “Statewide…[Jan] 9-11…Cold Outbreak. Very cold weather moved into the state over the weekend, with lows at Wilmington setting back-to-back records on the 10^th and 11^th. Frozen water pipes were common. Firemen were hampered by ice formation and the freezing-up of their self-contained breathing apparatus. On Delaware Bay two Bowers Beach men perished while on a crabbing voyage. Although they were wearing life belts, the temperature of the water allowed only very short survival time. It is believed that ice flows caused their 40-foot boat to sink abut a mile offshore.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, p. 15.)

 

Georgia

 

NCDC: “North Georgia…[Jan] 12-14…Winter Storms. Two major winter storms struck the norther half of Georgia during the period 12-14 January. The storms followed some of the coldest weather of the century on January 11 as temperatures fell as low as 9 degrees below zero in extreme north Georgia. During the afternoon of January 12 a winter storm moved into north and central sections of the state, rapidly paralyzing much of the area with a combination of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Travel quickly became hazardous; as highways became hopelessly clogged with traffic, thousands of motorists abandoned their cars. Governor Busbee declared a state of emergency for the north half of the state. Accumulations through the morning of the 13^th were generally in the 1 to 2 inch range. The second storm began around sunset on the 13^th with a band of freezing rain across north central Georgia. This was followed on the morning of the 14^th by a wide band of moderate to occasionally heavy snow that swept across the north and central counties from the northwest. When the storm ended on the afternoon of the 14^th, the north half of the state was covered with 1 to 5 inches of snow and ice. It was impossible to calculate the exact cost of the storms’ damages.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, p. 16.)

 

Illinois

 

NCDC: “Entire state…[Jan] 9-10…Cold & Snow. New minimum temperature records were set in many sections of the state as readings dropped to 27 degrees below zero in the north. The Dresden flood control gates near Joliet, Will County, froze shut causing the Kankakee and Des Plaines Rivers to rise to flood stage. Moderate snow, mainly in the central portion, together with strong winds made travel nearly impossible. Many roads had to be closed in this area and power lines were blown down.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, p. 16.)

 

Indiana

 

NCDC: “Northern Indiana…[Jan] 09-10…Heavy snow and blizzard conditions. Total snowfall averaged 11-12 inches with isolated depths of 18 inches in LaPorte and North St. Joseph Counties. There were numerous traffic accidents. One death occurred — an elderly man ventured away from his home in Kosciusko County, became disoriented and died of hypothermia. Over 50 cases of frostbite were reported due to windchill of 60 to 65 degrees below zero.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, p. 17.)

 

Iowa

 

NCDC, Jan 9 evening-Jan 11 morning: “All of Iowa…Ground Blizzard, Bitter Cold. Temperatures as low as 31 degrees below zero coupled with winds of 40-50 MPH produced wind chill factors of 60 to 90 degrees below zero. Visibility was reduced to zero by blowing and drifting snow. Drifts were as high as 15 feet in Allamakee County in extreme Northeast Iowa. All roads across Northern Iowa were closed as were many across Southern Iowa. Countless automobiles were in ditches. Motorists by the hundreds were stranded at Truck Stops, restaurants, farmhouses and in buildings provided by numerous towns and villages. Highway Patrol troopers and Sheriffs’ Deputies transported stranded drivers to places of shelter. A rural Kellogg farmer died of exposure after he walked 1½ miles through the sub-zero weather to the home of his parents. He collapsed upon reaching the home. The parents were unable to take him to the hospital because roads in the area had drifted shut. An Akron man was found dead, the victim of exposure, in the stalled car on Iowa Highway 3 near the Plymouth County town. His car was mired in deep drifts on the Highway. Another man was found dead from exposure in his frozen cabin near Preston in Jackson County. Almost all schools across the State cancelled classes on Monday, the 11^th, due to continued bitter cold temperatures and hazardous driving conditions. A number of hogs perished from suffocation when they crowded together to seek warmth.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, p. 17.)

 

NCDC, Jan 15 morning-Jan 16 morning: “All of Iowa…Ground Blizzard, Freezing Rain, Bitter Cold. A second consecutive weekend winter storm struck Northwest Iowa on an early Friday morning and spread southeast across the State during the day. The Eastern half of the State received freezing-ran preceding the arrival of snow, strong winds and bitterly cold temperatures. People, with fresh memories of the ground blizzard of the past weekend, heeded advice to take precautionary measures and not travel unless absolutely necessary. This resulted in very few stranded travelers and vehicle-free roads which aided road maintenance crews. Food stores were swamped with people stocking up on food to ‘ride-out’ the storm. Only 1 to 2 inches of new snow fell but winds of 50-60 MPH picked up this new snow plus snow already on the ground and reduced visibility to near zero, mainly in rural areas, and produced 10 foot drifts. Wind chill figures were 50 to 80 degrees below zero. Over two dozen farm homes were isolated in Southwest Iowa. Several semis skidded off I-80 west of Des Moines. I-35 was closed to northbound traffic from Ames to the Minnesota border. The body of a 34-year old man was found in a cornfield 6 miles west of Kensett (Worth County). The man, a victim of exposure, died while walking from I-35, a mile to the east, after his car became stuck in snow. A second exposure victim was a man in Dubuque whose frozen body was found in a downtown alley in 23 degree below zero cold. An 84-year old woman also died of exposure after she wandered from a Sioux Rapids nursing home, clad only in a dress, sweater, and shoes. The wind chill was 64 degrees below zero. There was a substantial loss in livestock, mainly hogs that were out-of-doors.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.)

 

Kentucky

 

NCDC, Jan 10-11: “Statewide…Cold Wave. Winds gusting to 40 MPH with temperatures from 10 to 15 degrees below brought wind chills into the 50 to 70 below freezing range. Several people were killed due to cold related accidents.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18.)

 

Louisiana

 

NCDC, Jan 10-13: “Statewide…Winter Storm. Sunday, January 10^th, a deep arctic air mass moved south to the Gulf Coast dropping temperatures to the coldest readings on the past 20 years. Almost to the day 20 years ago, Jan. 9, 1962, a comparable weather scenario took place. This year, temperature readings were at or below freezing for 36-48 hours in the south and up to 127 hours in the north as a severe freeze blanketed the state….” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18.)

 

Maryland and District of Columbia

 

NCDC, Jan 9-11: “Arctic air surged into the mid-Atlantic area on the 9^th and resulted in record low readings for both minimum temperatures and for daytime high temperatures on the 10^th and 11^th, in many locations. Oakland, in Garrett County, registered 20 below zero the morning of the 11^th, and the wind chill factor over the west portion of the state was in the minus 50s….” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 19.)

 

Michigan

 

NCDC, Jan 10: “Entire State…Wind, Snow, Cold. Man died of exposure in Warren. Many persons treated for hypothermia and frostbite throughout state. Two deaths, dozens of injuries, in storm related auto accidents. Three deaths in storm related heart attacks. Four skiers injured in avalanche at Sleeping Bear Dune. All roads closed in northern Upper Peninsula and western Lower Peninsula, due to 6” to 18” of snow and heavy drifting. Lesser amount of new snow and much drifting in other areas. Winds about 35 mph with gusts 50-75 mph. Temperature mostly below zero, wind chill 50 to 80 below zero. Emergency shelter needed by about 1500 stranded travelers. Some wind damage to structures. Many frozen water pipes. Many fires caused by overworked heating systems. Record amount of fuel used for space heating.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.)

 

Minnesota

 

NCDC, Jan 9-10: “Entire State…Extreme Cold. Strong winds hit Minnesota Saturday morning January 9^th and continued into Sunday causing near blizzard conditions and wind chill temperatures in excess of 100° below zero. By Saturday afternoon many roads were impassable including portions of I-35 and I-90. Two deaths occurred Saturday night, January 9^th. One death was in Norman county and the other was in Mower county. Both involved stranded motorists. Winds from 24 to 45 mph created wind chill temperatures from 60° below to 80° below. These hazardous conditions spread from northwest Minnesota Saturday morning into southwest Minnesota late Saturday afternoon, then into the southeast and northeast Saturday evening. Numerous cases of frostbite were reported. On Sunday evening, winds estimated at 80 miles per hour blew part of the roof off the Silver Bay Minnesota Credit Union. A traffic list standard on Highway 61 at Silver Bay was bent and power lines were broken by falling trees and branches at Little Marais, Finland, and at Isabella. Two traffic deaths occurred Saturday and Sunday that were indirectly related to the weather.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.)

 

NCDC, Jan 15-16: “Entire State…Extreme Cold. Severe cold and strong winds swept across Minnesota creating near blizzard conditions and wind chill temperatures in excess of 100° below zero for the second weekend in a row. One death was attributed to the severe cold. A man who died of exposure was found Saturday morning outside a building in Worthington without warm clothing. Many highways across the state were drifted closed…” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.)

 

Mississippi

 

NCDC, Jan 11-14. “Most of the state…Winter Storm. An arctic air mass moved over the state dropping minimum temperatures below 10 degrees over most of the state on the 11^th. This set the stage for the worst winter storm in Mississippi in the past 20 years. On the 12^th and 13^th a succession of freezing rain and snow moved over the state from the northwest. By the 14^th most of the state had a glaze of ice covered with snow. From 4 to 6 inches of snow fell in a 50 mile wide area from south of Vicksburg through Jackson to north of Meridian with ice storm conditions to the south. An elderly woman froze to death in Columbus. Frozen and broken water pipes caused the McComb water system to fail. In Jackson the mayor called for water rationing due to low water pressure. Numerous light structures n the southern and central parts of the state collapsed from heavy ice and snow. Downed power lines left 20,000 homes without power. Ice and snow covered roads caused hundreds of motor vehicle accidents. Close to 300 vehicles were stranded…” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 21.)

 

Nebraska

 

NCDC on Central and Eastern Nebraska, Jan 9 evening to Jan 10 morning: “Bitter Cold. Temperatures fell to 20 to 25 below over central and eastern Nebraska resulting in frozen pipes and hard starting vehicles. Gusty winds pushed wind chills from 60 to 90 below. An elderly woman died of exposure at Hartington when she wandered from a nursing home.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 21.)

 

New Jersey

 

NCDC, Jan 17-18: “Cold Wave. A huge pressure ridge funneled down cold air from Alaska and Siberia disturbing arctic chills, and leaving record chilling temperatures and extremely icy road conditions. Some called the surging arctic air mass the Siberian Express. The wind chill factor readings ranged from 40 to 50 degrees below zero.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.)

 

New York

 

NCDC on Western New York, Jan 10-11: “Blizzard. A winter storm now called the Blizzard of 1982 forced western and central New York to a standstill. Airports cancelled flights. Buses could not run. Stranded passengers slept on floors at the terminals. Schools and business and roadways closed. Snowdrifts of up to 8 feet and poor visibility made driving impossible. Many cars were abandoned in mid street. Others landed in ditches. Two drivers who had their cars stalled in heavy snow froze to death in their cars. Many were admitted to area hospitals for exposure to the extreme cold….” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.)

 

NCDC on Central New York, Jan 10-12: “Cold & Snow Squall. An area wide cold spell dropped temperatures from near zero to 25 below in many locations. Old Forge in the Adirondacks, dropped to 36 below. Daytime readings on the 10^th never got above 9 degrees and on the 11^th and 12^th 14 degrees was the highest temperature in the area. Winds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts at time over 50 MPH, created wind chills of 50 to 60 below zero….many schools were closed….On the 10^th and 11^th, snow squalls to the lee of Lake Ontario closed some roadways and dropped visibilities to near zero. Locally some areas reported receiving several feet of snow in the squall areas along with blowing and drifting, caused by the strong winds. A 64 year old man in the Binghamton area of Broome County, died from exposure to the cold. He apparently fell asleep in a vacant building where he was seeking shelter.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.)

 

NCDC on Coastal New York, Jan 17-18: “Cold Wave. A low pressure system moving up the coast caused the worst cold wave of the season. The extreme combination of wind and cold air which closely resembled that of 1977 made the cold wave historic. The storm of 1977 was the coldest in a decade. The coldest temperature of the season struck  the Westchester Putnam Area when the mercury dipped to 8 degrees below zero at the Westchester County Airport on the 18^th.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.)

 

North Carolina

 

NCDC, Jan 10-15: “Winter Weather. A record breaking outbreak of cold weather beginning on the 10^th of January was followed by heavy snows over western and central North Carolina on the 13^th and 15^th. On he morning of the 10^th, Banner Elk in Avery County had a low temperature of 26 degrees below zero. Statewide eleven people died during the week due to exposure or hypothermia.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.)

 

North Dakota

 

NCDC, Jan 14-15: “Winter Storm. A winter storm caused near blizzard conditions with very strong winds (48 mph at Bismarck in Burleigh County and 46 mph at Fargo in Cass County), windchill temperatures of 50 to nearly 70 below and several inches of snow. The storm caused the closure of numerous schools….Many roads in rural areas became blocked by drifts and some vehicles became stuck (including a bus with High School wrestlers from New Town in Mountrail County that became stuck overnight on the 14^th near Stanley….A 75 year old Bismarck man died from an apparent heart attack while shoveling snow.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.)

 

Ohio

 

NCDC, Jan 11-12: “Extreme cold, gusty winds and snow brought Ohio to a standstill. Schools and offices were closed and freezing pipes caused thousands of dollars damage in the state. At least 10 people were treated at hospitals for exposure and/or frostbite. Two elderly women were found frozen to death at their homes after heating systems failed. One death was in Dayton and the other in Akron.” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 23.)

 

Oklahoma

 

NCDC, Jan 10: “Binger, Caddo County…Freezing Temps. A man, 62, apparently fell on his porch and died of exposure. Also with temperatures near zero in Central Oklahoma and near ten below in the North, numerous water pipes and water meters froze….” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 23.)

 

Pennsylvania

 

Jan 11, UPI: “At least three people have died as a result of the icebox type cold and accompanying slippery roads entrenched in Pennsylvania, authorities said today. The cold was a result of a vicious winter weekend storm that piled up snow and plunged temperatures to the depths…The frigid air shattered the old record for Jan. 11 in Pittsburgh, dipping to minus 8 at 1 a.m., with 1 31 mph wind and gusts up to 43 mph providing a wind chill factor of 61 below. The old record of minus 3 was set in 1979.

 

“Reported dead were James White, 58, a Philadelphia vagrant found frozen to death at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in a vacant lot and William R. Ewing, 77, of Linesville, Crawford County, who died Sunday from exposure after he walked away from his car that had fallen in a ditch near Conneautville. The third death was William W. Mazurek, 35, of RD2 Tarenturn, Allegheny County, who died Sunday after his pickup truck skidded on icy roads near New Kensington, Westmoreland County. He died of shock, hypothermia and blunt force trauma to the head.

 

“Early morning temperatures today hit minus 7 in Erie, and across the state, it was minus 8 in Mount Pocono, 5 below at Williamsport, and minus 4 in Wyoming and Bloomsburg, while the Scranton, Wilkes-Barre area hit minus 3 with a wind chill factor of 39 below….The temperature never got above zero in Western Pennsylvania Sunday [Jan 10], as the cities of Reading and Philadelphia were registered among the ‘hot spots’ in the state, hovering between 3 and 8 degrees above zero….” (UPI. “Pennsylvania, country in deep freeze.” New Castle News, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 1.)

 

South Carolina

 

NCDC, Jan 11: “Record low temperatures with readings as low as -10°F at Caesars Head to around 0° in central S.C. caused heavy damage to exposed waterlines, etc. One person froze at Columbia, another at Charleston did not survive a severe case of hypothermia.” (NCDC. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24.)

 

South Dakota

 

NCDC, Jan 9-12: “Ground Blizzard and Extreme Cold. Winds, 20-40 mph accompanied by 1-3 inches of snow, created ground blizzard conditions. Temperatures as low as 30 degrees below zero. Two deaths from exposure were attributed to the storm, including a sixty-nine year old Scotland (Bon Homme County) woman and a Veblen (Marshall County) woman. Both tried to walk for help after their vehicles stalled. Near zero visibilities and snow drifts up to five feet deep forced the closure of numerous highways. Minor power outages were reported.

 

Jan 15-16: “One to four inches of snowfall and northwest winds up to 45 mph (brief gusts 50-60 mph) created havoc with blowing and drifting snow. Wind chill indices ranged from 50-80 degrees below zero and visibilities were near zero across most of the state. One fatality was attributed to the storm with the death of a 75 year old Milbank (Grant County) man due to exposure. There were numerous weather-related traffic accidents….” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24.)

 

Texas

 

Jan 11-14, NCDC on North Texas: “A bitterly cold arctic air mass moved into North Texas on the 111^th, with extremely cold weather lasting through the 14^th. At least 3 people died of exposure. One of the fatalities was an elderly man who died in an unheated house in Marshall. Another elderly man died in a parked van in Denton with the third fatality being a 9-year old boy who fell into an ice-covered pond in the Cleburne area.

 

“Light freezing drizzle resulted in slick roads and numerous traffic accidents on the 11h and 12^th. On the 13^th, a major snow storm developed in west-central Texas and spread eastward across southern and central sections of North Texas. The heaviest snow, in excess of 9 to 10 inches, fell in a narrow 15-20 mile wide band from Brown County, northeast of Brownwood, to the Valley Mills and West areas north of Waco, and into northeast Texas near Tyler and Longview. About 15 inches of snow fell at West and Valley Mills. Numerous autos and trucks were stranded within the heavier snow area. Snowfall amounts of 2-5 inches fell outside of this track, generally to the south of the Dallas/Fort Worth area…” (NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 4, April 1982, p. 37 [delayed reports section].)

 

Newspapers — Chronological

 

Jan 10, Associated Press: “Some of the coldest weather on the books left nearly 100,000 people in 10 states without electricity and browned out 7 million more today as hundreds were forced to flee their homes when natural gas lines froze. Nineteen people died. A minus 26 reading Sunday in Chicago was the coldest since observers began keeping records there in 1870 and Milwaukee’s reading of 25 below zero was the coldest since 1875. In Beulah, N.D., the wind-chill index plummeted to 109 below. Below-freezing temperatures stretched into the South…Blowing snow and biting cold forced road crews to give up attempts to clear highways in South Dakota, Iowa and Ohio….Schools and factories were closed as far south as Alabama. Most Iowa lawmakers decided to stay home today and let the few that could travel to Des Moines handle the formal opening of the 1982 legislative session required by the state Constitution. Water pipes were frozen from Virginia to Illinois and firefighters were hampered by frozen hydrants from the Great Lakes to Sedalia, Mo….

 

“In Zionsville, Ind., where gas lines froze, authorities ordered residents to abandon 1,000 homes and leave them unlocked so crews could get in to light pilot lights when the gas comes back on. Police Chief Phil Parmelee ordered an overnight curfew to prevent looting. A shelter was opened at the Zionsville Middle School for refugees….

 

“Power lines, made brittle by the cold, snapped in high winds, leaving customers without electricity for hours in Virginia, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana….” (Associated Press. “19 reported dead. Deep freeze numbs country.” Evening Sun, Hanover, PA, 1-11-1982, p. 6.)

 

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Associated Press. “Cold leaves thousands without electricity and gas; death toll 19.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-11-1982, p. 36. Accessed 4-23-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/nashua-telegraph-jan-11-1982-p-36/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Cold Wave Leaves Deep South With 116 Dead, Ruined Crop.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greenville-record-argus-jan-13-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press (Andy O’Connell). “Death Toll Soars Past 200 As Midwest Hit With Snow.” Daily Sentinel, Sitka, AK, 1-14-1982, 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/sitka-daily-sentinel-jan-14-1982-p-7/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Dixie snowstorm invades north while death toll climbs to 135 across nation.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 2. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/gettysburg-times-jan-14-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Elderly couple freezes to death.” The Sun, Lowell, MA, 1-13-1982, p. 6. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/lowell-sun-jan-12-1982-p-63/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Freeze Is Down To Dixie.” Bedford Gazette, PA. 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/bedford-gazette-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press, Warren, PA. “Froze to death.” News-Herald, Franklin, PA, 1-20-1982, p. 28. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/franklin-news-herald-jan-20-1982-p-28/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Icy Weather Stalls State; Cold Blamed for 6 Deaths.” Aiken Standard, SC, 1-14-1982, p. 5A. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/aiken-standard-jan-14-1982-p-5/?tag

 

Associated Press. “More Die as Result of Weather.” Titusville Herald, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/titusville-herald-jan-19-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “More Harsh Weather May be on its Way.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-14-1982, p. 3. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greenville-record-argus-jan-14-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “More snow headed for Indiana.” Anderson Daily Bulletin, IN. 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/anderson-daily-bulletin-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Most of nation still in deepfreeze; 72 die; citrus crop flash-frozen.” Nashua Telegraph, NH. 1-12-1982, p. 36. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/nashua-telegraph-jan-12-1982-p-35/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Motorists stranded on Interstate 35.” Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, TX. 1-14-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/seguin-gazette-enterprise-jan-14-1982-p-2?tag

 

Associated Press. “Much of Iowa stays closed.” Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IA, 1-11-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/fort-madison-daily-democrat-jan-11-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Nation bundles up for weekend.” Anderson Daily Bulletin, IN, 1-16-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/anderson-daily-bulletin-jan-16-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “New storm blasts West Coast; mudslides feared.” Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY, 1-20-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-4-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-journal-jan-20-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Associated Press. “New Storm rips through nation; 191 deaths blamed on weather.” Daily Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA, 1-15-1982, p. 10. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/doylestown-intelligencer-jan-15-1982-p-10/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Paralyzing blizzards hit Midwest; mercury sinks to lows in Sunbelt.” Galveston Daily News, TX. 1-17-1982, 3A. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/galveston-daily-news-jan-17-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Plunging Temperatures Create Winter Nightmare.” Aiken Standard, SC. 1-12-1982, p. 7B. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/aiken-standard-jan-12-1982-p-17/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Polar cold invades Midwest.” Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO, 1-17-1982, 4A. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-telegraph-jan-17-1982-p-4?tag

 

Associated Press, “Record Cold Wave Grips U.S.” Bedford Gazette, PA, Jan 11, 1982, pp. 1 and 3. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/bedford-gazette-jan-11-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Record highs follow cold wave; fog blankets South.” The New Mexican, Santa Fe, 1-20-1982, A7. Accessed 5-3-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/santa-fe-new-mexican-jan-20-1982-p-71/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Second Storm Hits South; Death Toll Exceeds 200.” Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville, AR, 1-15-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/fayetteville-northwest-arkansas-times-jan-15-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Sleet, freezing rain and more on the way.” Sequin Gazette-Enterprise, 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-29-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/seguin-gazette-enterprise-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Snowstorm Follows on Heels of Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greenville-record-argus-jan-13-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “South Gets More Snow; U.S. Death Toll is 177.” Winchester Star, VA, 1-14-1982, p. 5. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/winchester-star-jan-14-1982-p-5/?tag

 

Associated Press. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated.” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisonburg-daily-news-record-jan-16-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Associated Press (John Flesher). “State’s Weather-Related Death Toll Stands at 19.” Wilson Daily Times, NC, 1-15-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/wilson-daily-times-jan-15-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Storm contributes to County death.” Indiana Gazette, Indiana, PA, 1-14-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/indiana-gazette-jan-14-1982-p-1/

 

Associated Press. “Storm Moving off East Coast, 287 Left Dead.” Laurel Leader-Call, MS, 1-19-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-2-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/laurel-leader-call-jan-19-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Sub-zero weather holds bitter grip on state.” Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 3. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/hanover-evening-sun-jan-11-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Tenacious winter hangs on.” Yuma Daily Sun, AZ, 1-14-1982, p. 3. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/yuma-sun-jan-14-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Texas in deep freeze.” The Paris News, TX, 1-13-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/paris-news-jan-13-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Two more deaths attributed to bitter cold.” The Gazette, Indiana, PA, 1-20-1982, p. 29. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/indiana-gazette-jan-20-1982-p-27/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Veblen woman freezes to death after car stalls.” Huron Daily Plainsman, SD, 1-13-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-29-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/huron-daily-plainsman-jan-13-1982/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Virginians Brace for More Snow.” Winchester Star, VA. 1-14-1982, p. 3. Accessed 4-30-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/winchester-star-jan-14-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Virginians Dig Out After Snowstorms.” Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV, 1-16-1982, p. 14. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/bluefield-daily-telegraph-jan-16-1982-p-31/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Winter Storm Replaced by Record-Setting Cold Wave.” Evening Telegram, Herkimer, NY, 1-12-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-4-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/herkimer-evening-telegram-jan-12-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Associated Press (Andy O’Connell). “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/nashua-telegraph-jan-15-1982-p-32/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Winds level homes in West.” The Capital, Annapolis, MD, 1-18-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/annapolis-capital-jan-18-1982-p-24/?tag

 

Associated Press. “Winter’s toll up to 251.” Alamogordo Daily News, NM. 1-17-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/alamogordo-daily-news-jan-17-1982?tag

 

Associated Press. “`Worst Is Over,’ Weather Bureau in Erie Reports.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA. 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-29-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greenville-record-argus-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

Capital Times, Madison, WI. “Weather” (continued from page 1), 1-12-1982, p. 3. Accessed 4-30-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/madison-capital-times-jan-12-1982-p-3/?tag

 

Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. “Denise Casey, 21, killed in car crash near Ada.” 1-18-1982, p. B-2. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/elyria-chronicle-telegram-jan-18-1982-p-16/?tag

 

Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. “Relief in sight — finally!” 1-18-1982, p. B1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/elyria-chronicle-telegram-jan-18-1982-p-15/?tag

 

Cox News Service. “Woman killed in fire.” Port Arthur News, TX, 1-13-1982, p. 6A. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/port-arthur-news-jan-13-1982-p-6/?tag

 

Cumberland News, MD. “Temperature.” 1-19-1982, p. 6. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/cumberland-news-jan-19-1982-p-6/?tag

 

Daily Advocate, Greenville, OH. “Break in Bad Weather Seen.” 1-14-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greenville-daily-advocate-jan-14-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kannapolis-daily-independent-jan-13-1982-p-6/?tag

 

Daily Republican-Register, Mt. Carmel, IL. “Temperatures to climb today as some relief.” 1-12-1982, p. 9. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/mount-carmel-daily-republican-register-jan-12-1982-p-9/?tag

 

Daily Times-News (Tim Rodriguez), Burlington, NC. “Frigid cold blamed for local death.” 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/burlington-daily-times-news-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. “More snow, sleet before daybreak,” 1-20-1982, p. 6. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/hanover-evening-sun-jan-20-1982-p-7/?tag

 

Farmington Daily Times, NM. “Polar Cold Paralyzes Sunbelt.” 1-17-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/farmington-daily-times-jan-17-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY. “Crash claims Newfield man.” 1-15-1982, p. 42. Accessed 5-4-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-herald-journal-jan-15-1982-p-42/?tag

 

Huron Daily Plainsman, SD. “Weather.” 1-17-1982, p. 6. Accessed 4-29-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/huron-daily-plainsman-jan-17-1982-p-6/?tag=milbank

 

Kenosha News, WI. “Stephen Schultz Jr.” (Obituary). 1-15-1982, p. 10. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kenosha-news-jan-15-1982-p-10/?tag

 

Kokomo Tribune, IN. “Arctic air kills woman.” 1-11-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-tribune-jan-11-1982/?tag

 

Kokomo, Tribune, IN (Julie McClure). “Weather picture looking better around here.” 1-18-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-tribune-jan-18-1982-p-2/?tag

 

Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, WI. “Sawyer death attributed to heart attack.” 1-11-1982, p. 9B. Accessed 4-30-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/eau-claire-leader-telegram-jan-11-1982-p-22/?tag

 

Lowell Sun, MA. “Frozen body found in driveway in Lowell.” 1-11-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-23-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/lowell-sun-jan-11-1982-p-33/?tag

 

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, January 1982, 33 pages. Asheville, NC: NCDC. Accessed 4-21-2017 at: https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-23CEEEFE-1531-4995-8F92-5459C3258C67.pdf

 

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 4, April 1982, p. 37 [delayed reports section]. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-DE5DE619-F766-4090-A209-957B5E1F4110.pdf

 

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, Birmingham, AL. Winter Weather History in Central Alabama (webpage). 11-15-2013 modification. Accessed 6-29-2014 at: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=outreach_wwawpnsday1

 

Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville. “County Resident Dies in Accident.” 1-19-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/fayetteville-northwest-arkansas-times-jan-19-1982/?tag

 

Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY (Walt Wasilewski). “Cold Kills Inhabitant of Pickup.” 1-16-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-jan-16-1982/?tag

 

Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY. “Tyre Man Killed in Icy Fall.” 1-13-1982, p. A12. Accessed 5-4-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-jan-13-1982-p-63/?tag

 

Rushville Republican, IN. “First cold…then snow.” 1-13-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/rushville-republican-jan-13-1982/?tag

 

The Progress, Clearfield, PA. “Bitter (from page 1).” 1-9-1982, p. 6. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/clearfield-progress-jan-09-1982-p-6/?tag

 

Times Reporter, Dover, OH. “Midwesterners brace for cold onslaught.” 1-16-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/dover-times-reporter-jan-16-1982/?tag

 

Times Reporter, Dover, OH. “Warmer weather forecast spells relief.” 1-18-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/dover-times-reporter-jan-18-1982/?tag

 

Tyrone Daily Herald, PA. “Overworked Furnaces Blamed For Fatal Fires.” 1-12, 1982, p. 8. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/tyrone-daily-herald-jan-12-1982-p-8/?tag

 

United Press International. “`Big Freeze’ Stays North.” Evening Review, East Liverpool, OH, 1-20-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/east-liverpool-evening-review-jan-20-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Bitter cold coming back.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA. 1-15-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kittanning-leader-times-jan-15-1982-p-2/?tag

 

United Press International. “Cold blamed in 3 more deaths.” New Castle News, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/new-castle-news-jan-18-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Cold Claims Three Lives in State.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 10. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/clearfield-progress-jan-19-1982-p-10/?tag

 

United Press International. “Cold Easing Up in State, 14 Deaths.” Courier Express, DuBois, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/dubois-courier-express-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

United Press International/Dana Walker. “Coldwave eases some.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-18-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisburg-daily-register-jan-18-1982-p-1/

 

United Press International. “Deadly cold wave letting up.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 2. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kittanning-leader-times-jan-18-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Elderly Man Refused Admittance by Hospital, Dies at Bus Stop.” Cumberland News, MD, 1-12-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/cumberland-news-jan-12-1982-p-2/?tag

 

United Press International. “Freeze Keeps Stranglehold on North, Paralyzes Dixie.” Altoona Mirror, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 41. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/altoona-mirror-jan-13-1982-p-41/?tag

 

United Press International. “In comparison, a heat wave.” The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, 1-18-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-25-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/burlington-hawk-eye-jan-18-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Indiana hit again with winter storm.” Greensburg Daily, IN, 1-13-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greensburg-daily-news-jan-13-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Minus 70 windchill grips Midwest.” Roswell Daily Record, NM, 1-10-1982, p. 14. Accessed 4-26-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/roswell-daily-record-jan-10-1982-p-14/?tag

 

United Press International/Dana Walker. “Monday was century’s coldest day.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisburg-daily-register-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Pennsylvania, country in deep freeze.” New Castle News, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/new-castle-news-jan-11-1982/?tag

 

United Press International.  “Record cold wave numbs nation.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-11-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-23-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kittanning-leader-times-jan-11-1982/?tag

 

United Press International.  “Northern Plains still cold.” Crescent-News, Defiance, OH, 1-20-1982, p. 2. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/defiance-crescent-news-jan-20-1982-p-16/?tag

 

United Press International. “Temperature rises in Illinois; so do spirits.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-19-1982, p. 7. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/harrisburg-daily-register-jan-19-1982-p-7/?tag

 

United Press International. “Temperatures take nosedive in advance of winter storm.” Daily Press, Escanaba, MI, 1-16-1982, 1. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/escanaba-daily-press-jan-16-1982/?tag

 

United Press International. “Two Die From Cold in WV.” Cumberland Evening Times, MD, 1-11-1982, p. 16. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/cumberland-evening-times-jan-11-1982-p-16/?tag

 

United Press International. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/kittanning-leader-times-jan-12-1982/?tag

 

United Press International/Dana Walker. “Winter death toll over 300.” Greensburg Daily News, IN, 1-19-1982, p. 14. Accessed 5-1-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/greensburg-daily-news-jan-19-1982-p-14/?tag

 

Valley Independent, Monongahela Valley area, PA. “Snow adds to area’s weather woes.” 1-13-1982, p. 1. Accessed 4-24-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/monessen-valley-independent-jan-13-1982/?tag

 

Wilson Daily Times, NC. “Record Cold Hits State.” 1-11-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-5-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/wilson-daily-times-jan-11-1982/?tag

 

Wisconsin State Journal (James Salzer), Madison. “Deep freeze unrelenting.” 1-17-1982, p. 1. Accessed 5-7-2017 at: https://newspaperarchive.com/madison-wisconsin-state-journal-jan-17-1982/?tag

 

 

 

 

[1] “….The winter-ravaged Midwest and Northeast got a break from 10 days of record cold that killed at least 314 people…” Includes 3 people killed when two light planes collided in heavy fog over Copano Bay, TX. Though weather-related we do not include this accident in our tally.

[2] “A parting burst of freezing rain left cars and trucks skidding off Southern highways today as the worst cold wave of the century receded….The 11-day cold wave…has left 287 dead nationwide.”

[3] “Arctic cold that set 20^th century temperature records for a second straight weekend began to crack in the Midwest today…Sub-zero chills moved into…Northeast…record lows. Authorities blamed the cold wave for 276 deaths.”

[4] While neither the National Weather Service nor the National Climatic Data Center breaks out the specific causes of death of the twenty to at least twenty deaths noted, we accept that there were on the order of 20-21 fatalities.

[5] Causes of deaths not noted. Under the heading of “Winter storm,” it is noted: “At least 20 deaths, 300 injuries and 16,000 people were forced into emergency shelters.”

[6] Causes of deaths not noted. Notes: “One of the most tragic outbreaks of cold weather in Alabama history occurred January 10-18, 1982. Twenty people died and 300 were injured during this extremely cold weather.” Called the NWS Birmingham WFO on May 1, 2017 to see if a record existed showing how the figure of 20 deaths was compiled (in the hope that localities, dates, gender, age, and specific cause of death could be found). To no avail.

[7] AP. “Dixie snowstorm invades north…death toll climbs to 135…nation.” Gettysburg Times, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 2.

[8] Associated Press. “Most of nation still in deepfreeze; 72 die…” Nashua Telegraph, NH. 1-12-1982, p. 36. Another report cites Coroner to effect that her butane gas tank was on empty, and she had only one small electric heater. (Associated Press. “Freeze Is Down To Dixie.” Bedford Gazette, PA. 1-12-1982, p. 1.)

[9] Associated Press. “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

[10] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, V24, N1, Jan 1982, p. 14.

[11] Northwest Arkansas Times, Fayetteville. “County Resident Dies in Accident.” 1-19-1982, p. 1.

[12] Associated Press, “Record Cold Wave Grips U.S.” Bedford Gazette, PA, Jan 11, 1982, p. 3.

[13] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No, 1, Jan 1982, p. 15.

[14] UPI/Dana Walker. “Monday was century’s coldest day.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[15] “Officials report the unprecedented cold weather the past two weeks has killed at least 31` people in Illinois since settling over the state last weekend…”

[16] We subscribe to a newspaper archive which includes more than a few Illinois papers during this time-frame and have conducted a variety of searches using different search key words, and thus our inability to identify more than 16 of the 31 deaths reported by the AP and the UPI is a bit disconcerting.

[17] Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6.

[18] Alton Telegraph (Ande Yakstis), IL. “Cold paralyzes area, linked to 2 deaths.” 1-11-1982, p. 1. Victim identified as Patricia A. Elliott.

[19] Daily Republican-Register, Mt. Carmel, IL. “Temperatures to climb today as some relief.” 1-12-1982, p. 9.

[20] Associated Press. “19 reported dead. Deed freeze numbs county.” Hanover Evening Sun, PA, 1-11-1982, p. 6.

[21] UPI. “Temperature rises in Illinois; so do spirits.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-19-1982, p. 7. Notes: “The man was wrapped in four bed sheets and two plastic bags, officials said.” We highlight in yellow to denote we do not include in our tally in that the date of death is not provided, and it is not clear that this is a separate death than the Jan 9-10 death of a male underneath an outside stairway.

[22] UPI. “Temperature rises in Illinois; so do spirits.” Daily Register, Harrisburg, IL, 1-19-1982, p. 7. Identifies victim as Albert Jackson. Notes his house keys were on kitchen table and that it was bitter cold.

[23] Alton Telegraph (Ande Yakstis), IL. “Cold paralyzes area, linked to 2 deaths.” 1-11-1982, p. 1. Victim identified as Ryan Patrick Klein.

[24] “At least one new death was attributed to bad weather, bringing the Indiana winter-related death toll to seven since the weekend.” [Date of report was Wednesday, January 13.]

[25] We have not included one carbon monoxide poisoning death due to a furnace leak.

[26] United Press International. “Indiana hit again with winter storm.” Greensburg Daily, IN, 1-13-1982, p. 1. Identified victim as Jackie Dosett of Fairfield, IL.

[27] Associated Press. “More snow headed for Indiana.” Anderson Daily Bulletin, IN. 1-12-1982, p. 1. Notes that “Chief Marion County Deputy Charles W. Green said Eugene Genty, 61, died Monday of exposure to cold after being taken to Wishard Hospital when he was found in his unheated apartment.”

[28] Kokomo Tribune, IN. “Arctic air kills woman.” 1-11-1982, p. 1.

[29] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[30] Associated Press. “Nation bundles up for weekend.” Anderson Daily Bulletin, IN, 1-16-1982, p. 1.

[31] United Press International. “Indiana hit again with winter storm.” Greensburg Daily, IN, 1-13-1982, p. 1. Identifies victim as Lester Morlock.

[32] Kokomo, Tribune, IN (Julie McClure). “Weather picture looking better around here.” 1-18-1982, p. 2. Identified victim as John Pishnak, and notes his “was the 10^th weather-related fatality since the winter storms began Jan. 9.”

[33] Associated Press. “Much of Iowa stays closed.” Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IA, 1-11-1982, p. 1. See, also, NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[34] United Press International. “In comparison, a heat wave.” The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

[35] Associated Press. “Much of Iowa stays closed.” Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IA, 1-11-1982, p. 1.

[36] United Press International. “In comparison, a heat wave.” The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

[37] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[38] Associated Press. “Much of Iowa stays closed.” Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IA, 1-11-1982, p. 1. Notes the walk was in sub-zero temperature. See, also: NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[39] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[40] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[41] Associated Press. “Much of Iowa stays closed.” Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IA, 1-11-1982, p. 1.

[42] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 17.

[43] Associated Press. “19 reported dead. Deed freeze numbs county.” Hanover Evening Sun, PA, 1-11-1982, p. 6.

[44] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18. Listed under Winter Storm.

[45] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18.

[46] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18.

[47] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18. Listed under Winter Storm; notes a fallen tree limb severed the power line.

[48] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 18.

[49] United Press International. “Elderly Man Refused Admittance by Hospital, Dies at Bus Stop.” Cumberland News, MD, 1-12-1982, p. 2. Identified victim as John Snyder. And cites Baltimore County police to effect that he “apparently died of exposure Sunday night while waiting at a suburban bus stop near Paradise.” Notes Baltimore MEO, though, to effect that the cause of death was apparently heart failure. Quoted as stating “People with bad hearts are worse off when weather is this cold…that might have been a factor…”

[50] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 19.

[51] Cumberland News, MD. “Temperature.” 1-19-1982, p. 6. Victim was county parks superintendent.

[52] Lowell Sun, MA. “Frozen body found in driveway in Lowell.” 1-11-1982, p. 1.

[53] Associated Press. “19 reported dead. Deed freeze numbs county.” Hanover Evening Sun, PA, 1-11-1982, p. 6.

[54] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

[55] UPI. “Temperatures take nosedive…winter storm.” Daily Press, Escanaba, MI, 1-16-1982, p. 1. Paper notes that “Michael D. Hess, 20, of Wyoming, was struck by a car as he was standing next to his car that had just been pulled from a snowbank. He died at a Grand Rapids hospital.”

[56] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

[57] United Press International. “Minus 70 windchill grips Midwest.” Roswell Daily Record, NM, 1-10-1982, p. 14. Notes: “High winds kicked up clouds of blinding snow across Highway 14 near Balaton, Minn. At least one motorist was killed on the highway and state police said travel was impossible in the southwest part of the state.”

[58] The Progress, Clearfield, PA. “Bitter (from page 1).” 1-9-1982, p. 6.

[59] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

[60] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

[61] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 20.

[62] Probable reference to Lisa Conner reported frozen to death in her home. (AP, Jan 12. “Most of nation…)

[63] Associated Press. “Freeze Is Down To Dixie.” Bedford Gazette, PA. 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[64] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 21.

[65] We have conducted a search of several New Mexico papers for this time-frame, that are included in Newspaperarcive.com, and could not find a reference to a specific New Mexico weather-related fatality.

[66] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 21.

[67] AP. “Winter Storm Replaced by Record-Setting Cold Wave.” Evening Telegram, Herkimer, NY, 1-12-1982, p. 2.

[68] UPI. “Deadly cold wave letting up.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 2. Notes that family apartment was unheated, and that “In New York City…zero degree temperatures made it the coldest day of the year.”

[69] Associated Press. “Buffalo recoils from storm.” Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY, 1-13-1982, p. 3.

[70] Associated Press. “Buffalo recoils from storm.” Post-Star, Glens Falls, NY, 1-13-1982, p. 3.

[71] United Press International. “Weather-related death toll at 77.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[72] Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY (Walt Wasilewski). “Cold Kills Inhabitant of Pickup.” 1-16-1982, p. 1.

[73] AP. “Winter Storm Replaced by Record-Setting Cold Wave.” Evening Telegram, Herkimer, NY, 1-12-1982, p. 2. Snowmobile was taken out after a snowfall; crashed into a parked pickup truck in front of victim’s home.

[74] Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY. “Crash claims Newfield man.” 1-15-1982, p. 42.

[75] Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY. “Tyre Man Killed in Icy Fall.” 1-13-1982, p. A12.

[76] Associated Press. “Elderly couple freezes to death.” The Sun, Lowell, MA, 1-13-1982, p. 6.

[77] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22. Highlighted in yellow to note not included in tally in that Buffalo is in western New York, and thus these two deaths could have been in Buffalo area.

[78] Assoc. Press. “Area shivers in cold, braces for winter storm.” Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC, 1-12-1982, p.1. Another paper identified the victim as James Leroy Drane, and notes he died “Saturday night when temperatures fell into the single digits.” (Wilson Daily Times, NC. “Record Cold Hits State.” 1-11-1982, p. 1.)

[79] Assoc. Press. “Area shivers in cold, braces for winter storm.” Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC, 1-12-1982, p.1. Victim identified as Frances Hodges. (Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6.)

[80] Assoc. Press. “Area shivers in cold, braces for winter storm.” Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC, 1-12-1982, p.1. Victim identified by pathologist with state medical examiner’s office as Fred Elmer Snipes. (Daily Times-News (Tim Rodriguez), Burlington, NC. “Frigid cold blamed for local death.” 1-12-1982, p. 1.)

[81] Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6. Paper identified victim  as James McNeill.

[82] Associated Press. “State’s Weather-Related Death Toll Stands at 19.” Wilson Daily Times, NC, 1-15-1982, p. 1. Identified victim as Melvin Benjamin Harris.

[83] Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6. Identified by Harnett County medical examiner as Frances Hodges. (Daily Times-News (Tim Rodriguez), Burlington, NC. “Frigid cold blamed for local death.” 1-12-1982, p. 1.)

[84] Assoc. Press. “Area shivers in cold, braces for winter storm.” Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC, 1-12-1982, p.1. Identified as Willie Steele in: Wilson Daily Times, NC. “Record Cold Hits State.” 1-11-1982, p. 1.

[85] Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6. Victim identified as Augusta Hall.

[86] Assoc. Press. “Area shivers in cold, braces for winter storm.” Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC, 1-12-1982, p.1. Victims identified by Sheriff as John Hurley Atkins and Louise Plunkette. (Daily Times-News (Tim Rodriguez), Burlington, NC. “Frigid cold blamed for local death.” 1-12-1982, p. 2.)

[87] Daily Times-News (Tim Rodriguez), Burlington, NC. “Frigid cold blamed for local death.” 1-12-1982, p. 1. Article notes that the victim lived alone in one-story frame house. Though she had a wood stove and gas heater in her bedroom, these were not working when EMTs arrived. Victim identified as Lake Lillard.

[88] Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6. Victim identified as Mable Slade.

[89] Daily Independent, Kannapolis, NC. “Weather-related deaths increase across North Carolina.” 1-13-1982, A6.

[90] AP (Andy O’Connell). “Winter Storms: death toll soars past 200.” Nashua Telegraph, NH, 1-15-1982, p. 32.

[91] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 22.

[92] Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. “Denise Casey, 21, killed in car crash near Ada.” 1-18-1982, p. B-2. Driver identified as Jayne Snowberger of Port Clinton.

[93] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 23. Victim identified in the press as Beulah Ginnon, 78, noting that while thermostat had been set at 80 degrees, the furnace had malfunctioned “leaving the house without heat.” (Daily Advocate, Greenville, OH. “Break in Bad Weather Seen.” 1-14-1982, p. 2.)

[94] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 23. Victim identified in the press as Rosetta Faulks, and cites Montgomery County Coroner’s office for determination of cause of death. (Daily Advocate, Greenville, OH. “Break in Bad Weather Seen.” 1-14-1982, p. 2.)

[95] Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH. “Relief in sight — finally!” 1-18-1982, p. 15. Identifies victims as Jack Papenfus of Toledo and son Patrick.

[96] Times Reporter, Dover, OH. “Midwesterners brace for cold onslaught.” 1-16-1982, p. 1.

[97] Times Reporter, Dover, OH. “Warmer weather forecast spells relief.” 1-18-1982, p. 1.

[98] Times Reporter, Dover, OH. “Midwesterners brace for cold onslaught.” 1-16-1982, p. 1.

[99] Daily Advocate, Greenville, OH. “Break in Bad Weather Seen.” 1-14-1982, p. 2.

[100] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 23.

[101] “The deep freeze which gripped the state since Jan. 9 has claimed 32 lives, including the two latest and two other elderly Philadelphians froze to death in their boarding home.”

[102] Associated Press. “Storm contributes to County death.” Indiana Gazette, Indiana, PA, 1-14-1982, p. 1.

[103] Valley Independent, Monongahela Valley area, PA. “Snow adds to area’s weather woes.” 1-13-1982, p. 1. Victim was David W. Middleton. UPI. “Cold Easing Up in State, 14 Deaths.” Courier Express, DuBois, PA, 1-12-1982, 1.

[104] Associated Press. “Snowstorm Follows on Heels of Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Victim identified as Mattie Mosley.

[105] Associated Press. “Snowstorm Follows on Heels of Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Victim identified as Walter “Amos” Wallace.

[106] United Press International. “Pennsylvania, country in deep freeze.” New Castle News, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 1. Victim identified as William Ewing of Linesville. (Associated Press. “Sub-zero weather holds bitter grip on state.” Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 3.)

[107] UPI. “Bitter cold coming back.” Leader-Times, Kittanning, PA. 1-15-1982, p. 2. Victims identified as John Hursh, 54, and John Simon, who were overcome and died in a borough maintenance garage.

[108] Associated Press. “More Harsh Weather May be on its Way.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-14-1982, p. 3. Identified victim as Wallace Levengood of Douglas Township who died at Pottstown Memorial Medical Center.

[109] Associated Press. “More Die as Result of Weather.” Titusville Herald, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 1.

[110] UPI. Cold blamed in 3 more deaths.” New Castle News, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1. Cites coroner as stating there was little heat from a coal stove in two-story frame house, and that temperatures outside were about 21 below zero.

[111] Associated Press. “Sub-zero weather holds bitter grip on state.” Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 3. Identifies victim as Bruce Monahan.

[112] Associated Press. “Snowstorm Follows on Heels of Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Victim identified as Michael Phelps.

[113] Associated Press. “Snowstorm Follows on Heels of Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Another report notes that Michael Angelo, 19, went missing on evening of the 10^th. County coroner cited for stating the young man “apparently died of exposure.” (Associated Press. “`Worst Is Over,’ Weather Bureau in Erie Reports.” Greenville Record-Argus, PA. 1-12-1982, p. 1.)

[114] UPI. Cold blamed in 3 more deaths.” New Castle News, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

[115] UPI. “Cold Easing Up in State, 14 Deaths.” Courier Express, DuBois, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 1. Victims identified as Larry Guidash, 33, and Levi Smith, 58, both of the Punxsutawney area in Jefferson County. Notes: “State police said snow had reduced visibility at the time the accident occurred on the crest of a hill.”

[116] Valley Independent, Monongahela Valley area, PA. “Snow adds to area’s weather woes.” 1-13-1982, p. 1. Victim was John E. Binkey. (UPI. “Cold Easing Up in State, 14 Deaths.” Courier Express, DuBois, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 1.)

[117] Associated Press. “Sub-zero weather holds bitter grip on state.” Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 3. Identifies victim as John Andrus.

[118] UPI. Cold blamed in 3 more deaths.” New Castle News, PA, 1-18-1982, p. 1. Cites Deputy Coroner to effect that temperature in the trailer was minus 4 degrees.

[119] Associated Press. “Two more deaths attributed to bitter cold.” The Gazette, Indiana, PA, 1-20-1982, p. 29.

[120] United Press International. “Cold Claims Three Lives in State.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 10.

[121] United Press International. “Pennsylvania, country in deep freeze.” New Castle News, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 1. Notes blunt force trauma to the head contributed to death.

[122] United Press International. “Pennsylvania, country in deep freeze.” New Castle News, PA. 1-11-1982, p. 1. Victim identified by Associated Press as James White. (Evening Sun, Hanover, PA. “Sub-zero weather holds bitter grip on state.” 1-11-1982, p. 3.)

[123] Valley Independent, Monongahela Valley area, PA. “Snow adds to area’s weather woes.” 1-13-1982, p. 1. Victim was Adam Neyman. (UPI. “Cold Easing Up in State, 14 Deaths.” Courier Express, DuBois, PA, 1-12-1982, p. 1.)

[124] United Press International. “Cold Claims Three Lives in State.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 10.

[125] United Press International. “Cold Claims Three Lives in State.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 10.

[126] Associated Press. “Two more deaths attributed to bitter cold.” The Gazette, Indiana, PA, 1-20-1982, p. 29.

[127] Associated Press. “Two more deaths attributed to bitter cold.” The Gazette, Indiana, PA, 1-20-1982, p. 29.

[128] United Press International. “Cold Claims Three Lives in State.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA, 1-19-1982, p. 10.

[129] Associated Press. “Snowstorm Follows on Heels of Bitter Cold.” Record-Argus, Greenville, PA, 1-13-1982, p. 3. Victim identified as Betty Hilburn.

[130] Associated Press, Warren, PA. “Froze to death.” News-Herald, Franklin, PA, 1-20-1982, p. 28.

[131] This may refer to a death reported in the press of a male in Charleston on Jan 12, “after being hospitalized with sub-normal body temperature.” (Associated Press. “Icy Weather Stalls State; Cold Blamed for 6 Deaths.” Aiken Standard, SC, 1-14-1982, p. 5A.)

[132] An AP article in Aiken (SC) Standard, notes “In Columbia, Andrew Pope, 72, apparently died of exposure Sunday night as he tried unsuccessfully to light his potbellied stove, said Jim Anasti, Richland County chief deputy coroner. Anasti said the stove was the sole source of heat in Pope’s wood-frame house.” (“Plunging Temperatures Create Winter Nightmare,” 1-12-1982, p. 7B.) Same article notes “In Columbia, a bone-chilling record 6-degree temperature was set yesterday. Compounded by 10 mph winds, the temperature sent the wind chill index to 15 degrees below zero.”

[133] Associated Press. “Plunging Temperatures Create Winter Nightmare.” Aiken Standard, SC. 1-12-1982, p. 7B. We highlight in yellow to denote we do not include in our tally even though this death may well be included in the three to seven SC deaths reported in press reports cited herein.

[134] Associated Press. “Icy Weather Stalls State; Cold Blamed for 6 Deaths.” Aiken Standard, SC, 1-14-1982, p. 5A. We highlight in yellow to denote we do not include in our tally even though these deaths are included in report of six cold weather-related deaths. Faulty wood heaters can lead to home fires anytime. In this instance it could well have been the case that the faulty home wood heater would have led to a fire even if the outdoor temperatures were typical SC January cold temperatures.

[135] Aiken Standard, SC. “Man Died of Overexposure.” 1-19-1982, p. 3A. Article notes that the determination of exposure death was made by coroner after performing an autopsy.

[136] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24. Huron Daily Plainsman identified the victim as Wallace June, and noted his frozen body was found on the morning of Jan 16 about six blocks from the housing complex here he lived, and that he “was wearing a light jacket in the subzero cold.” (Huron Daily Plainsman, SD. “Weather.” 1-17-1982, p. 6.)

[137] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24. Date of death is from: Associated Press. “Veblen woman freezes to death after car stalls.” Huron Daily Plainsman, SD, 1-13-1982, p. 1. According to the AP, Lean Mraz died of exposure after trying to walk for help when her car stalled (citing “authorities.”)

[138] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 24. NCDC has the death in Veblen (Marshall County), sometime between Jan 9 and Jan 12. An AP report notes” “A Veblen woman froze to death Sunday night [Jan 10] after her car stalled near Sisseton and she tried to walk for help. The body of Betty Marie Robertson, 39, was found Monday afternoon in a field three miles northwest of Sisseton, Roberts County Sheriff…said….She was last seen about 5 p.m. Sunday at her home north of Veblen. Her car apparently got stuck on the road…She tried to free the car, failed and then started walking for help. Her body was found about  three-quarters of  mile away. The wind chill factor was about 60 below zero at Sisseton Sunday night.” (Associated Press. “Veblen woman freezes to death after car stalls.” Huron Daily Plainsman, SD, 1-13-1982, p. 1.)

[139] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 25. Notes: “A 19-year-old man apparently froze to death during the night as low temperatures got to 12 degrees. The man apparently became disoriented on his way home through the woods after a long period of snow sledding.”

[140] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 25. Notes that “Temperatures across the State ranged from 2 degrees at Memphis to 9 degrees below zero at Crossville.”

[141] Associated Press. “New storm blasts West Coast; mudslides feared.” Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY, 1-20-1982, p. 2. Quotes Kingsport, TN, Police Chief to effect “I’d say it was the worst ice conditions I’ve seen in 31 years of law enforcement.”

[142] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 25.

[143] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 25.

[144] AP. “New Storm rips through nation; 191 deaths blamed….” Daily Intelligencer, Doylestown, PA, 1-15-1982, 10. Identifies victim as James Taplin of Scurry. The NCDC locates this death in Denton during Jan 11-14.

[145] Associated Press. “Texas in deep freeze.” The Paris News, TX, 1-13-1982, p. 1. We believe this refers to the death the NCDC notes in Storm Data for Jan 1982, of a 9-year-old boy in Cleburne area, Jan 11-14 (Cleburne is a few miles southwest of Alvarado). AP article identifies victim as Keith Allen Grimes.

[146] Cox News Service. “Woman killed in fire.” Port Arthur News, TX, 1-13-1982, p. 6A. (Article notes this as “the city’s first fatality linked to the three-day record cold wave…” An AP article identifies the victim as Mary Elizabeth Magness. (“Texas in deep freeze.”)

[147] Associated Press. “Sleet, freezing rain and more on the way.” Sequin Gazette-Enterprise, 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[148] Associated Press. “Motorists stranded on Interstate 35.” Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, TX. 1-14-1982, p. 2.

[149] Associated Press. “Sleet, freezing rain and more on the way.” Sequin Gazette-Enterprise, 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[150] Associated Press. “Sleet, freezing rain and more on the way.” Sequin Gazette-Enterprise, 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[151] Associated Press. “Motorists stranded on Interstate 35.” Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, TX. 1-14-1982, p. 2. Notes that Marvin Lee Ripowski of Conroe “died when his car skidded on an icy road and collided with a state truck that was spreading sand.”

[152] Assoc. Press. “Sleet, freezing rain and more on the way.” Sequin Gazette-Enterprise, 1-12-1982, p. 1. Identifies victim as Richard L. Sterling and notes temperatures in the 20s. Also, NCDC.

[153] Associated Press. “Motorists stranded on Interstate 35.” Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, TX. 1-14-1982, p. 2. Victim identified as David Suiters.

[154] Associated Press. “Sleet, freezing rain and more on the way.” Sequin Gazette-Enterprise, 1-12-1982, p. 1.

[155] Associated Press. “Motorists stranded on Interstate 35.” Seguin Gazette-Enterprise, TX. 1-14-1982, p. 2. Victim identified as Ernest Johnson.

[156] Associated Press. “Texas in deep freeze.” The Paris News, TX, 1-13-1982, p. 1.

[157] AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. We derived age from “Appomattox County, Virginia, Church Cemeteries — Index.” Appomattox County Historical Society, p. 114, line for Russell Nimblett, noting birth as 5-30-19818 and death on 1-10-1982.

[158] Associated Press. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated.” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Victim identified victim as Eddie Tompkins.

[159] Associated Press. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated.” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Victim identified as James Leslie Allen Jr. (Associated Press. “Virginians Dig Out After Snowstorms.” Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV, 1-16-1982, p. 14.)

[160] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 26.

[161] AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Victim identified as Robert G. Noblett.

[162] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 26.

[163] AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated.” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2.

[164] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 26.

[165] AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated.” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Actually notes two such deaths, but we not sure that one is not already listed as a hypothermia death.

[166] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 26.

[167] AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Also: Associated Press. “Virginians Brace for More Snow.” Winchester Star, VA. 1-14-1982, p. 3.

[168] Associated Press. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook…” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2. Victim identified as Wallace Lee Hogwood, who lost control of his car on the Mills E. Godwin Bridge.

[169] AP. “State’s Grim Weather Outlook Unabated” Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA, 1-16-1982, p. 2.

[170] United Press International. “Two Die From Cold in WV.” Cumberland Evening Times, MD, 1-11-1982, p. 16. Identified victim as James Carpenter of Point Pleasant.

[171] Capital Times, Madison, WI. “Weather” (cont. from page 1), 1-12-1982, p. 3. Victim identified as Hans Schilds.

[172] United Press International. “In comparison, a heat wave.” The Hawk Eye, Burlington, IA, 1-18-1982, p. 1.

[173] Wisconsin State Journal (James Salzer), Madison. “Deep freeze unrelenting.” 1-17-1982, p. 1. Identified victim as Clarence W. Stone, Oak Park trailer court mobile home, trying to fix water pipes in below zero weather. Cites coroner as stating that the fatal heart attack could have been brought on by the bitter cold.

[174] United Press International. “Minus 70 windchill grips Midwest.” Roswell Daily Record, NM, 1-10-1982, p. 14. Notes: A southern Wisconsin man was found frozen to death, wedged in an open window as he tried to break into his own house, authorities said. Walter J. Hockmuth, 70, of Merton, apparently lost his house key in the snow Friday. He tried to kick in his front door, then broke his window and got stuck while trying to crawl inside.”

[175] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Data, Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan 1982, p. 27.

[176] Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, WI. “Sawyer death attributed to heart attack.” 1-11-1982, p. 9B. Cites county coroner to effect that Thomas Quarderer Sr. “died of a heart attack triggered by exposure.” Also to effect that he “apparently left his home to visit a nearby relative. The coroner said Quarderer was not wearing a jacket or hat and apparently became disoriented after stepping out into the subzero cold. Paper notes that authorities estimated that the victim had been outside for about 25 minutes before he died.”

[177] Kenosha News, WI. “Stephen Schultz Jr.” (Obituary). 1-15-1982, p. 10. Cites faulty furnace.

[178] Alton Telegraph (Ande Yakstis), IL. “Cold paralyzes area, linked to 2 deaths.” 1-11-1982, p. 1.

[179] Alton Telegraph (Ande Yakstis), IL. “Cold paralyzes area, linked to 2 deaths.” 1-11-1982, p. 1. Victim identified as Ryan Patrick Klein.

[180] This death is not included in eight heart attack deaths noted above. At the time of  report the exact cause of death had not been reported. We place this death here in that the great majority of shoveling snow deaths are heart-related.

[181] Cross-listed in Hypothermia/Exposure (outdoors).

[182] Cross-listed in “Heart Attacks.

[183] Cross-listed in “Vehicular” below.

[184] The NCDC/NOAA notes at least 20 AL deaths. The NWS/NOAA notes 20 deaths, and the AP on Jan 18, noted 21 AL deaths. We have located details on three of these deaths, thus the remainder are unknown to us.

[185] The AP piece we saw was in the Gazette Telegraph, Colorado Springs, CO. No specifics given.