Hazardous Horror

Hazardous Horror

“This is the worst cold I have ever seen,” said Art Roberts. “Just look at the horror and destruction.” Roberts was right. The number of deaths in the United States alone entered the double digits. Freezing temperatures with below zero wind chills made life complicated. At least 15 people have died and thousands more have lost power to their homes, and that was dangerous.

New York City recorded over 11 inches of snow and two more deaths. Coastal flooding damaged homes in Scituate. In Connecticut, a 22-year old man was fatally injured in one of more than 200 weather related accidents reported in that state.

Many states have closed schools, government offices, and businesses. Delaware Transportation officials asked people to stay home. In Vermont, icy roads led to a car crash. Workers rescued a man, woman, and infant from the wreckage, taking them to the nearest hospital. Ohio authorities reported that at least two people were killed in weather related accidents.

There was another death in Michigan, and two more deaths in Illinois, one of which involved a man who died of a heart attack while clearing snow. Temperatures are in the teens in most states, making power loss a fatal situation.

A man found on a sidewalk in Milwaukee died of hypothermia caused by bitterly cold temperatures. According to the Milwaukee Country Medical Examiner’s Office, the man’s core body temperature was 45 degrees.

This cold weather is not expected to warm up until the end of March, so bundle up and stay warm.